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Manava Dharmashastra 3.154

Manubhāṣya 3.154

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Sanskrit

3.154

śvabhiḥ krīḍati śvakrīḍī | krīḍārthaṃ śuno bibharti | śyenairjīvati krayavikrayādinā | prāguktaḥ pakṣiṇāṃ poṣakaḥ pañjarādisaṃsthitānāṃ dhārayitā | kanyāmakanyāṃ yaḥ karoti sa kanyādūṣakaḥ | hiṃsraḥ svabhāvakrūraḥ vadharataḥ | vṛṣalavṛttiḥ śūdrebhyaḥ sevādinā yo jīvati | vṛṣalaputra iti pāṭhāntaram | kevalā eva vṛṣalāḥ putrā yasya | "śūdrāpatyaiśca kevalaiḥ” iti garhitācāraḥ | gaṇānāṃ devatāyājakaḥ | gaṇayāgāḥ prasiddhāḥ |

He who sports with dogs, the falconer, the defiler of virgins, the cruel man, he who derives his subsistence from Śūdras, and he who sacrifices to the Gaṇas.—(164)

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

Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya):
‘He who sports with dogs’—i.e., keeps dogs for sporting purposes.

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

‘Falconer’—he who lives on falcons,—i.e, by baying and selling them. The ‘bird-keeper’ mentioned before (162) is one who keeps them in cages.

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

He who makes a virgin cease to be a virgin is called ‘the defiler of virgins.’

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

The ‘cruel man’ is one who takes delight in killing animals.

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

He who derives subsistence from serving the Śūdras.

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

‘Vṛṣalaputraḥ’ is another reading (for ‘vṛṣalavṛttiḥ’), which means ‘he who has only Śūdra children;’ ‘having only Śūdra children’ being a ‘reprehensible act.’

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

He who sacrifices to the deities called ‘gaṇas.’ ‘Gaṇayāgas’ are well known.—(164)

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

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