Manava Dharmashastra 3.240

3.240

vṛṣalī strīmātropalakṣaṇārthametadityāhuḥ | niruktaṃ kurvanti vṛṣasyati calayati bhartāramiti vṛṣalī | sā ca brāhmaṇī anyā vā sarvā niṣidhyate | tathā ca smṛtyantaraṃ "tadaharbrahmacārī syānniyata" iti | talpaśabdena maithunasaṃyogo bhaṇyate | na śayanārohaṇapratiṣedha eva | ahargrahṇamahorātralakṣaṇaparam | rātrāvapi niṣedhaḥ syāt | purīṣa iti nindārthavādo nivṛtyarthaḥ | pitarastasya śrāddhabhujaḥ | ayamapi pūrvavadvacanīyaḥ | idaṃ tu yuktaṃ yadubhayorniyama iti | naimittiko'yaṃ bhokturdharmaḥ śrāddhabhojane nimitte vidhīyate | prakaraṇācca karmārtho'pi |

At the offering into Fire, at gifts, at feeding, or at any rite in honour of the Gods or of the Pitṛs,—whatever is seen by these goes wrong.—(240)

Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya):
‘At the offering into Fire’—such as the Agnihotra, or the propitiatory offerings.

‘At gifts’—of such valuable things as the cow, gold and so forth—made for the purpose of attaining prosperity.

‘Feeding’—where Brāhmaṇas are fed for a religious purpose.

‘Rite in honour of the gods’—such the as offering at the Darśa-pūrṇamāsa and other sacrifices.

‘Rite in honour of the Pitṛs’—i.e., Śrāddha.

‘Goes wrong,’—that is, it brings about results contrary to what it was intended for.

Though Śrāddha forms the subject-matter of the present context, yet, through syntactical connection, the present prohibition applies to other acts also, in the shape of the offering into fire and so forth.—(240)

This verse is quoted in Aparārka (p. 472);—in Śrāddhakriyākaumudī, which explains ‘ayathāyatham’ as ‘nullified’;—also in Gadādharapaddhati (Kāla, p. 521), which explains the same word as ‘leading to results contrary to those expected’;—and in Hemādri (Dāna, p. 108, and Śrāddha, p. 516).

Comparative notes by various authors
(verses 3.239-241)
See Comparative notes for Verse 3.239.