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Manava Dharmashastra 4.235

Manubhāṣya 4.235

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Sanskrit

4.235

pūjāpūrvakaṃ dātavyam | tādṛśameva ca pratigrahītavyam | nāvajñayā dātavyamiti ślokasya tātparyam | arcitamiti kriyāviśeṣaṇam |

Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya):
Gifts should he bestowed with respect; they should be received also in the same manner. The sense of the verse is that gifts shall not be bestowed in a disrespectful manner.

Ganganatha Jha 1920, Manu-Smṛti: The Laws of Manu with the Bhāṣya of Medhātithi

‘Arcitam,’ ‘respectfully,’ is an adverb.—(235)

Ganganatha Jha 1920, Manu-Smṛti: The Laws of Manu with the Bhāṣya of Medhātithi

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