Manava Dharmashastra 2.175

2.175

vakṣyamāṇasya yamaniyamasamūhasya pṛthakprakaraṇatvena śloko'yaṃ gauravakhyāpanārthaḥ | evaṃ tu yatpūrvamuktaṃ tadavaśyakartavyam-idaṃ tu tato gurutaramanuṣṭhīyamānaṃ mahate phalāya | brahmacārigrahaṇaṃ prakaraṇāntaratvenātaddharmaśaṅkayā'nusandhānārtham | "yadi brahmacāridharma eva āsītkiṃtarhīdamucyate prakaraṇāntaramiti ?" pūrvebhya eteṣāmatiśayātsamānadharmatvādetāvatā vailakṣaṇyena prakaraṇāntaratvavyavahāraḥ| pariśiṣṭāni padāni ślokapūraṇārthatayā'nūdyante | seveta anutiṣṭhet | imānvakṣyamāṇān | buddhau saṃnihitatvādikṣamā nirdiśyante | gurau vasan gurusamīpe vidyādhyayanārthaṃ vasan iti niyasannidhānamāha | saṃniyamyendriyagrāmaṃ prāguktena mārgeṇa | tapovṛddhyartham adhyayanavidhyanuṣṭhānajanyātmasaṃskārārtham |
tānīdānīṃ pūrveṇa pratijñātān niyamānāha-

With a view to enhancing his own piety, the Rreligious Student should, while living with his Teacher, observe all these rules,—having fully subjugated all his organs.—(175)

Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya):
The Author is going to set forth a set of restraints and observances, in a section by themselves; and the present verse is intended to emphasise the importance of these; the sense being that what has been said before must be done, but what is coming next is even more important and conducive to superior results.

The term ‘Religious Student’ has been added in order to preclude the suspicion that a fresh section having begun here, the duties that are going to bo described are not meant for the student.

“If the text is continuing to describe the duties of the Religious Student, why should this be regards as a different section?”

Even though what are going to be described are similar in character to those that have gone before, yet there is a certain superiority attaching to them; and it is purely on the ground of this slight distinction that their?tr?eatment has been regarded as forming a different section.

The remaining words of the Text are explained as added for the purpose of making up the verse.

‘Should observe,’—Should follow.

‘These’—Those going to be described. The pronoun ‘this’ always refers to what happens to be uppermost in the mind.

‘Living with his Teacher’—for the purpose of acquiring learning. The participle ‘living’ indicates permanent proximity.

‘Having fully controlled his organs’—in the manner described above. (Verses 88—100.)

‘With a view to enhancing piety’;—i.e., for the purpose of that embellishment of himself which is brought about by the proper observance of the Injunction of Vedic Study.—(175)

The Author proceeds to describe the rules spoken of in the preceding verse.