365bet

Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi

by Ganganatha Jha | 1920 | 1,381,940 words | ISBN-10: 8120811550 | ISBN-13: 9788120811553

This is the English translation of the Manusmriti, which is a collection of Sanskrit verses dealing with ‘Dharma�, a collective name for human purpose, their duties and the law. Various topics will be dealt with, but this volume of the series includes 12 discourses (adhyaya). The commentary on this text by Medhatithi elaborately explains various t...

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:

विविधाश्चै� सम्पीडा� काकोलूकैश्� भक्षणम� �
करम्भवालुकातापान� कुम्भीपाकांश्च दारुणान् � ७६ �

vividhāścaiva sampīḍāḥ kākolūkaiśca bhakṣaṇam |
karambhavālukātāpān kumbhīpākāṃśca dāruṇān || 76 ||

Also various forms of torments, being devoured by ravens and owls, tortures from morasses and scorching sand, and terrible boiling in jars.�(76)

 

Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya):

Karambha� is morass.

ܳī첹’—The men are thrust into jars and cooked, like food and other things.�(76)

 

Comparative notes by various authors

(verses 12.75-76)

[See above, 4.88-89.]

See Comparative notes for Verse 12.75.

Let's grow together!

I humbly request your help to keep doing what I do best: provide the world with unbiased sources, definitions and images. Your donation direclty influences the quality and quantity of knowledge, wisdom and spiritual insight the world is exposed to.

Let's make the world a better place together!

Like what you read? Help to become even better: