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).
Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya):
‘Nāra,’ ‘human,’—belonging to man.
‘Fatty’—i.e. Besmeared with flesh, marrow &c.
‘Ālabhya’ means touching.
The touching of the cow and looking at the sun are meant to be optional alternatives.—(86).
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