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Manava Dharmashastra 3.105

Manubhāṣya 3.105

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Sanskrit

3.105

etebhyo'tithyādibhyo bhṛtyaparyantebhyo yo bhojanamadattvā pūrvaṃ prathamamavicakṣaṇaḥ śāstrārthamajānāno bhuṅkte sa śvagṛdhrai rbhakṣyate pretaḥ | tāṃ jagdhimātmanastaiḥ khādanaṃ na jānāti | evaṃ hi sa manyate mūḍhamatiratrāhameva bhuñje, evaṃ tu na budhyate yadīdṛśamaśanaṃ tatsvaśarīrasya śvagṛdhrairadanam | tatphalatvādevamucyate |

‘Without hesitation’—i.e., he should not entertain any doubt as to the propriety of feeding youngsters before the guests have eaten.—(114)

Ganganatha Jha 1920, Manu-Smṛti: The Laws of Manu with the Bhāṣya of Medhātithi

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