Manava Dharmashastra 5.165
Manubhāṣya 5.165
- Language
- Sanskrit
5.165
nyāyaprāptānuvādaḥ ślokaḥ | evaṃ tasyāḥ sādhvītvādyukta evātrāgnihotriṇaḥ saṃskāraḥ | "na vā'nayo ha vā ete patnyāṃ pramītāyāṃ dhāryante" iti |
The twice-born man, knowing the law, should cremate the wife of his own caste,—who behaves herself in the said manner, and dies before him,—with the sacred fire and along with the sacrificial implements.—(165).
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