[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Polity, Pleasure & Law](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti) › [Law and Social-Religious Duty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma) › [Mānava Dharmaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu) › [Manubhashya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi) › 3.169 # Manava Dharmashastra 3.169 Manubhāṣya 3.169 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.3.169) prasaṅgācchūdrayājakasyāpratigrāhyatā'nena kathyate | vedavidapi yadi tasya śūdrayājakasya sambandhino dravyasya pratigrahaṃ karoti | lobhādityanuvādaḥ | so'pi vināśaṃ vrajati | abhilaṣitenārthena viyujyate dhanaputrapaśuśarīrādinā | kiṃ punaravedavit | vedavidaḥ kila pratigrahe nātīva doṣa iti vakṣyati | āmapātramapakvaṃ śarāvādibhājanam | ambhasi jale kṣiptam | > Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya): > In connection with the present subject, the author points out the impropriety of receiving gifts from one who officiates at sacrifices performed by Śūdras. > — Ganganatha Jha 1920, Manu-Smṛti: The Laws of Manu with the Bhāṣya of Medhātithi > ‘Though learned in the Veda;’—if he accepts the gift of something belonging to one who officiates at sacrifices performed by Śūdras, > — Ganganatha Jha 1920, Manu-Smṛti: The Laws of Manu with the Bhāṣya of Medhātithi > ‘Through covetousness’—is a mere reiterative reference. > — Ganganatha Jha 1920, Manu-Smṛti: The Laws of Manu with the Bhāṣya of Medhātithi > He also perishes quickly—i.e., he is deprived of what he desires,—in the shape of wealth, children, cattle, body, and the like. > — Ganganatha Jha 1920, Manu-Smṛti: The Laws of Manu with the Bhāṣya of Medhātithi > When such is the fate of one learned in the Veda—what is to be said of one who is ignorant of the Veda? > — Ganganatha Jha 1920, Manu-Smṛti: The Laws of Manu with the Bhāṣya of Medhātithi > The author will point out later on that there is not much harm in the learned man’s receiving gifts. > — Ganganatha Jha 1920, Manu-Smṛti: The Laws of Manu with the Bhāṣya of Medhātithi > ‘Āma’—unbaked—‘pātra’—vessels, such as saucer, and the like. > — Ganganatha Jha 1920, Manu-Smṛti: The Laws of Manu with the Bhāṣya of Medhātithi > ‘In water’—i.e., when thrown into water.—(179) > — Ganganatha Jha 1920, Manu-Smṛti: The Laws of Manu with the Bhāṣya of Medhātithi - [Previous: 3.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.3.168) - [Next: 3.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.3.170) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.3) ## Translations (1) - [Manu-Smṛti: The Laws of Manu with the Bhāṣya of Medhātithi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi~en-jha.3.179.p2) — Ganganatha Jha 1920, English ## Linked texts (1) - [Mānava Dharmaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.169) — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.3.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.3.169) · Pramāṇa