Manava Dharmashastra 5.144
Manubhāṣya 5.144
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- Sanskrit
5.144
ādyena pādatrayeṇa śuddhiprakaraṇopasaṃhāraścaturthena vakṣyamāṇasaṃkṣepavacanam | śaucavidhiśabdaḥ sāmānyaśabdo'pi dravyaśuddhisannidhānādgobalīvardavaditaraviśeṣaparaḥ saṃpadyate | strīṇāṃ dharmā asādhāraṇastrīkartṛkā eva | yastu sādhāraṇo yāgādiḥ sa iha nocyate |
Thus has the whole rule regarding cleanliness and purification of substances for all castes been expounded to you; listen now to the duties of women. (144).
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