Manava Dharmashastra 4.66
Manubhāṣya 4.66
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4.66
pitrādibhyo'nyairdhṛtaṃ na dhārayet | 'nirṇijyāśaktāviti' gautamaḥ (a06sū07) | karakaḥ kamaṇḍalustasya pitrādidhṛtasyāpi dhāraṇaṃ samācāraviruddham | sambandhirūpo'sāviṣyate | yasyaiva sambandhī tasyaiva śucirnānyasya | alaṅkāro dantavalayādiḥ | karakādibhiralpārthaiḥ sāhacaryāt maṇimuktādestu na niṣedha iti kecit |
Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya):
He should not wear these things, when they have been worn by his father and others. Gautama says—‘In cases of disability, these may be used after having been washed.’ (97 (9.7?))
‘Karaka’ is the water-pot; the using of the pot that is used by even his father is contrary to usage. The pot is held to be a relative substance, and hence can be used only by one to whom it belongs, and by no other person.
‘Ornament’—bracelet of ivory, and so forth. By reason of this being mentioned along with such cheap articles as the ‘water-pot,’ and the like, it follows that the use of jewelry and pearl-ornaments is not forbidden. This is the view of some people.—(66)
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