[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) › 3.177 # Manava Dharmashastra 3.177 Manubhāṣya 3.177 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.3.177) uktā yādṛśā brāhmaṇā bhojanīyāḥ | idānīmanyetikartavyatocyate | pūrvedyuryadahaḥ śrāddhaṃ kartavyam amāvāsyāyāṃ trayodaśyāṃ vā, tataḥ pūrvasminnahani caturdaśyāṃ dvādaśyāṃ vā, śvaḥ śrāddhe kartavye brāhmaṇānnimantrayet | aparedyustadahareva vā| vikalpaścātra niyamāpekṣaḥ | yaḥ śaknoti niyamānpālayituṃ sa pūrvedyuḥ, aśaktastadahareva | adhikaniyamānupālanācca mahāphalam | nimantraṇe kartavye adhyeṣaṇāpūrvakam vyāpārakhyamabhyupagamanaṃ ca | trayo'varā yeṣāṃ te tryavarāḥ | yadyatyantaṃ nyūnāstadā trayaḥ | śaktau tvayujo yathotsāhamityuktam | avaśiṣṭaḥ padasaṃghātaḥ ślokapūraṇārthaḥ | upasthite prāpto | yathoditān yathoktān | > Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya): > It has been explained what sort of Brāhmaṇas should be fed; now the author proceeds to describe other details of procedure. > — Ganganatha Jha 1920, Manu-Smṛti: The Laws of Manu with the Bhāṣya of Medhātithi > ‘On the preceding day’—on the day preceding the one on which the śrāddha is to be performed; i.e., if the performance falls on the Amāvāsyā or the Trayodaśī, then on Caturdaśī or Dvādaśī, respectively;—i.e., when one is going to perform the Śrāddha to-morrow, one should invite the Brāhmaṇas to-day. > — Ganganatha Jha 1920, Manu-Smṛti: The Laws of Manu with the Bhāṣya of Medhātithi > ‘On the next day’—i.e., on the same day as the performance. > — Ganganatha Jha 1920, Manu-Smṛti: The Laws of Manu with the Bhāṣya of Medhātithi > The option here laid down is in consideration of the rules: if one is able to follow the rules closely, then one should do the inviting on the previous day; but if one is unable to do so, then one may do it on the same day. There is no doubt, however, that a strict observance of the rules would bring great rewards. > — Ganganatha Jha 1920, Manu-Smṛti: The Laws of Manu with the Bhāṣya of Medhātithi > When the invitation is made, the inviter is to be approached and urged with entreaties. > — Ganganatha Jha 1920, Manu-Smṛti: The Laws of Manu with the Bhāṣya of Medhātithi > Those of whom three is the least number,—this is what is meant by ‘at least three.’ That is, the least number that should be fed is three; in the event of his being able to feed more, ‘he should feed an odd number, according to his enthusiasm,’—as has already been prescribed above. > — Ganganatha Jha 1920, Manu-Smṛti: The Laws of Manu with the Bhāṣya of Medhātithi > The rest of the words are meant only to fill up the verse. > — Ganganatha Jha 1920, Manu-Smṛti: The Laws of Manu with the Bhāṣya of Medhātithi > ‘Approached,’— arrived. > — Ganganatha Jha 1920, Manu-Smṛti: The Laws of Manu with the Bhāṣya of Medhātithi > ‘Such as has been described,’—i.e., mentioned above—(187) > — Ganganatha Jha 1920, Manu-Smṛti: The Laws of Manu with the Bhāṣya of Medhātithi - [Previous: 3.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.3.176) - [Next: 3.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.3.178) - [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.3.187.p2) — Ganganatha Jha 1920, English ## Linked texts (1) - [Mānava Dharmaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.177) — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.3.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.3.177) · Pramāṇa