Manava Dharmashastra 4.213
Manubhāṣya 4.213
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- Sanskrit
4.213
arcārhasya yadavajñayā dīyate tadanarcitam | na tu suhṛdādeḥ | vṛthāmāṃsaṃ devādyarcanaśiṣṭaṃ yanna bhavatyātmārthaṃ yatsādhitam | avīrā strī yasyā na bhartā nāpi putraḥ | dviṣacchatruḥ | nagarī nagarasvāmyarājā'pi | avakṣutamupari yasminkṣavathuḥ kṛtaḥ |
Nor what is offered without respect, nor improper meat, nor food belonging to a male-less female, nor the food of an eneny, nor the food of the city-lord, nor the food of an outcast, nor that which has been sneezed at.—(213)
Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya):
‘Offered without respect,’—that which is given in a disrespectful maimer, to a person who deserves to be treated with respect. This does not refer to food that may be offered by friends and others.
‘Improper meat,’— which has been cooked for one’s own self, and is not the remnant of the worship of gods.
‘Maleless female,’— one who has neither husband nor son.
‘Enemy,’—an adversary.
‘City-lord’—one who is the master of a city, though not a king.
‘Which has been sneered at,’—over which some one has sneezed.—(213)
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