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Manava Dharmashastra 4.85

Manubhāṣya 4.85

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4.85

uttarasyottarasya doṣagurutvajñāpanārthametat | āpadyupāyo vakṣyate |

One oil-press is equal to ten slaughter-houses; one grog-shop is equal to ten oil-presses; one brothel is equal to ten grog-shops; and one king is equal to ten brothels.—(85)

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

Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya):
This is meant to show that the receiving of gifts from the one mentioned later is more reprehensible than that from the one mentioned before it.

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

As for the means of subsistence during abnormal times, this shall be described later on.—(85)

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

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