Manava Dharmashastra 3.155
Manubhāṣya 3.155
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- Sanskrit
3.155
ācāro gṛhābhyāgatānām pūjādiprayuktilaukikasamācāraḥ, tena varjitaḥ | klībo'lpasattvaḥ, bhagnotsāhaḥ kartavyeṣu | yācanakaḥ sadaiva yo yācate, yaśca yācñayā parānudvejayati | vastusvabhāvo'yaṃ yācñayā yācyamānodvejanam | 'nandyādibhyo yuḥ' (pāṇini 3|
One devoid of right conduct, the man without vigour, the constant beggar, he who lives by agriculture, one suffering from elephantiasis, and he who is spoken ill of by good men.—(165)
Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya):
‘Right conduct’ stands here for the ordinary acts of courtesy, such as offering worship to persons coming to one’s house, and so forth;—he who is devoid of this.
‘Without vigour’—i.e., with very little energy; who has lost all enthusiasm for doing his duties.
‘Constant beggar’—one who is always begging, he who teases people by his begging; it is in the very nature of things that begging should displease the person bagged from. The term ‘yācanakaḥ’ is formed with the ‘yu’ affix, according to Pāṇini 3.1.134, and then the reflexive ‘ka’ added to it.
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