Manava Dharmashastra 2.163
Manubhāṣya 2.163
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- Sanskrit
2.163
pūrvasya vidherarthavādo'yaṃ phaladarśanārthaḥ | yo'vamānānna kṣubhyati sa sukhaṃ śete | anyathā dveṣeṇa dahyamāno na kathaṃcinnidrāṃ labhate | pratibuddhaśca taccintāparo na sukhaṃ vindati | utthitaśca śayanātkāryeṣu sukhaṃ carati | yastvavamānasya kartā sa tena pāpena vinaśyati |
One who is scorned sleeps in comport and wakes up in comfort and goes about in the world in comport; it is the scorner that perishes.—(163)
Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya):
The present verse is commendatory of the injunction contained in the preceding verse, and it serves the purpose of indicating the result proceeding from what has been enjoined.
He who is not perturbed by dishonour or scorn ‘sleeps in comfort’: otherwise he would be burning with resentment and would not get any sleep; and on waking up, he would still be thinking of the dishonour, and would find no comfort. On rising from sleep, he moves about his business in comfort.
That person however who has done the scorning perishes by that very sin.—(163)
Translations (1)
- Manu-Smṛti: The Laws of Manu with the Bhāṣya of Medhātithi — Ganganatha Jha 1920, English
Linked texts (1)
- Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit