Manava Dharmashastra 2.20
Manubhāṣya 2.20
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- Sanskrit
2.20
eteṣu deśeṣu kurukṣetrādiṣu prasūtasyāgrajanmano brāhmaṇasya sakāśātsvaṃ svaṃ caritramācāraṃ śikṣerañjijñāseran | 'tasmindeśa' ityanenaitadvyākhyātam |
All men on the earth may learn their respective duties from the Brāhmaṇa born in these countries. (20)
Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya):
From the ‘agrajanma,’ i.e., the Brāhamṇa—‘born in these countries’—Kurukṣetra and the the rest—all men ‘may learn’—seek to know—‘their respective duties’—proper conduct. This has been already explained under Verse 18.—(20)
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