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Manava Dharmashastra 5.86

Manubhāṣya 5.86

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Sanskrit

5.86

naro manuṣyastasyedaṃ nāram | sasnehaṃ māṃsamajjādigdham | gorālambhanaṃ sparśaḥ | arkadarśanagavālambhau vikalpyete |

Having touched a fatty human bone, the Brāhmaṇa becomes pure by bathing, but if it be free from fat, then by sipping water and touching a cow, or looking at the sun—(86).

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

Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya):
‘Nāra,’ ‘human,’—belonging to man.

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

‘Fatty’—i.e. Besmeared with flesh, marrow &c.

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

‘Ālabhya’ means touching.

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

The touching of the cow and looking at the sun are meant to be optional alternatives.—(86).

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

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