Manava Dharmashastra 4.216
Manubhāṣya 4.216
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- Sanskrit
4.216
ākheṭakārthaṃ ye śuno bibhrati te śvavantaḥ | śauṇḍikā madyavyasaninastatpaṇyajīvino vā | caila vastraṃ tannirṇekti prakṣālayati | kārukanāmadheyametat | rajako vāsasāṃ nīlādirāgakārakaḥ | nṛśaṃso nṝnmanuṣyāñchaṃsati stauti yo loke bandīti prasiddhaḥ | athavā nirdayo nṛśaṃsaḥ | upapatirjāro bhāryāyā gṛhe jāro yasya vartate |
‘Ungrateful person,’—he who nullities the good that has been done to him; on the contrary, proceeds to do harm to his helper, and not to do a good turn to him, even though capable of doing so.—(214)
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