Manava Dharmashastra 5.20
Manubhāṣya 5.20
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5.20
amatyā abuddhipūrvaṃ ṣaṭ jagdhvā ṣaṇṇāmanyatamamapi | bhakṣyasya avidheyatvanimittatayā sāhityasyāvivakṣā | śeṣeṣu abhakṣyeṣu bhakṣaṇe lohitavṛkṣaniryāsādiṣu ekamahorātraṃ na bhuñjīta | ahaḥśabdo rātrāvapi dṛṣṭaprayogaḥ | "ahaśca kṛṣṇamahararjunaṃ ceti” (ṛgveda 6 |
Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya):
This refers to the Brāhmaṇa who is in the habit of eating at the house of those Śūdra whose food he is permitted to eat.
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