Manubhashya 3.263: Verse 3.263

Manu-Smṛti: The Laws of Manu with the Bhāṣya of Medhātithi 3.263

Language: English

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Verse 3.263

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She brings forth a long-lived son, endowed with fame and intelligence, wealthy, with numerous offspring, good and righteous.—(263)

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Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya):
Having eaten the said ball, ‘she brings forth’—gives birth to—‘a son.’

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‘Inteligence’—the faculty of grasping things; the child is endowed with this.

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‘Suttra,’ ‘goodness,’ is an attribute postulated by the Sāṅkhyas; and its presence is indicated by firmness, courage, and such other qualities—(263).

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This verse is quoted in Parāśaramādhava (Ācāra, p. 759);—in Aparārka (p. 550);—in Śrāddhakriyākaumudī (p. 215):—and in Gadādharapaddhati (Kāla, p. 553).

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Comparative notes by various authors
(verses 3.262-263)
See Comparative notes for Verse 3.262.

Linked texts (1)

Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit