Manava Dharmashastra 1.31
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 1.31
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- Sanskrit
1.31
lokānāṃ tu vivṛddhyarthaṃ mukhabāhūrupādataḥ
brāhmaṇaṃ kṣatriyaṃ vaiśyaṃ śūdraṃ ca niravartayat //
But for the sake of the prosperity of the worlds he caused the Brahmana, the Kshatriya, the Vaisya, and the Sudra to proceed from his mouth, his arms, his thighs, and his feet.
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (1)
- Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit