Manava Dharmashastra 3.183
Manubhāṣya 3.183
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- Sanskrit
3.183
yata eteṣāṃ pitṝṇāmutpattirye ca pitaro yairupacaryāḥ | brāhmaṇena somapāḥ, kṣatriyeṇa haviṣmantaḥ ityādi | tatsarvamapyaśeṣata idānīmucyamānaṃ nibodhata budhyadhvam | niyamairityanuvādaḥ | pūrvameva vihitatvāt “niyatātmā bhavet ” iti | bahuvacanaṃ bahutvānniyamānām |
Now fully learn from whom all these have their origin and who are to be worshipped, by whom and by what roles.—(193)
Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya):
He from whom these—Pitṛs—‘have their origin,’ and ‘who’—which Pitṛs—‘have to be worshipped by whom,’ i.e., the ‘Somapa’ Manes by Brāhmaṇas, the ‘Haviṣmat’ Pitṛs by Kṣatriyas, and so forth;—all this ‘learn fully,’ as described now.
‘Rules;’—this is a mere reiterative reference; the rules having been already laid down in the words, ‘one should remain self-controlled, &c., &c.’ The plural number is due to there being a large number of rules.—(193)
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