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)
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