Manava Dharmashastra 2.215
Manubhāṣya 2.215
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.215
ato viviktāsanaḥ nirjane śūnye gṛhādau nāsīta | nāpi niḥśaṅkamaṅgasparśādi kuryāt | aticapalo hīndriyasaṅghātaḥ vidvāṃsamapi śāstranigṛhītātmānamapi karṣati harati paratantrīkaroti |
One should not sit alone with his mother, sister or daughter. The powerful host of sense-organs overpowers even the learned.—(215)
Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya):
For reasons above described ‘one should not sit alone’—in a solitary room, etc., one should not sit; nor should he touch the body, etc. Because the host of sense-organs is extremely fickle; and it ‘overpowers’—draws, makes helpless —‘even the learned’—i.e., the person who has his mind fully controlled by wisdom acquired from the scriptures.—(215)
Comparative notes by various authors
(verses 213-215)
See Comparative notes for Verse 2.213.
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