Manava Dharmashastra 3.219

3.219

asraṃ aśru rodanaṃ tanna pātayenna kuryāt | prāyeṇa pretaśrāddhādāviṣṭaviyogajena duḥkhānusmaraṇenāśrupāto jāyate, tasya niṣedhaḥ | ānandāśruṇāstvakasmātpatato na doṣaḥ |
na jātu kadācidapyaśruvimocanaṃ kuryāt |
na kupyetkrodhaṃ na gṛhṇīyāt |
anṛtavacanasya puruṣārthatayā niṣiddhasya karmārtho'yaṃ pratiṣedhaḥ |
na pādena spṛśedannamucchiṣṭamanucchiṣṭaṃ ca |
na caitadannamavadhūnayedavakampayet | hastādinotkṣipya punarna vikṣipet |
anye tu vyācakṣate—vāsasā dhūlyādyapanayanārthaṃ yadavadhūnanaṃ na tadannasyopari kartavyam |

Having, in due order of sequence, taken very small portions out of the halls, he shall first feed those same seated Brāhmaṇas with them, in accordance with role.—(219).

Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya):
Extremely small portions—parts of the ball offered to the Father should be made to be eaten by the Brāhmaṇa who has been previously seated in honour of the Father.

‘In due order of sequence’;—the meaning of this has been already explained.

The pronoun ‘those’ refers to those mentiond in the present context; and, it is in view of this that, in 212, our author has not thought it necessary to specify the Brāhmaṇa as the one thus mentioned.

‘Frst’—i.e., before every other kind of food.—(219).

‘Vidhivat’—‘Giving to the Brāhmaṇa invited in honour of the Father a piece out of the Ball offered to the Father, and so forth’ (Kullūka);—‘after they have sipped water, and so forth’ (Nārāyaṇa).

“Nandana inserts here verse 223 and states that it is explanatory of the term ‘according to rule.’”—Buhler.

This verse is quoted in Śrāddhakriyākaumudī (p. 326);—and in Hemādri (Śrāddha, p. 1476).

Comparative notes by various authors
Matsya-Purāṇa (quoted in Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi-Śrāddha, p. 24-76).—‘Having taken, in due order, portions out of the balls, the man shall, with due care, have them eaten by those same Brāhmaṇas. Having at first placed in their hands the pavitra-kuśa along with water and sesamum, he shall offer the portions of the balls, saying svadhaiṣāmastu.’