Manava Dharmashastra 3.154
Manubhāṣya 3.154
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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)
Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya):
‘He who sports with dogs’—i.e., keeps dogs for sporting purposes.
‘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.
He who makes a virgin cease to be a virgin is called ‘the defiler of virgins.’
The ‘cruel man’ is one who takes delight in killing animals.
He who derives subsistence from serving the Śūdras.
‘Vṛṣalaputraḥ’ is another reading (for ‘vṛṣalavṛttiḥ’), which means ‘he who has only Śūdra children;’ ‘having only Śūdra children’ being a ‘reprehensible act.’
He who sacrifices to the deities called ‘gaṇas.’ ‘Gaṇayāgas’ are well known.—(164)
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