Manava Dharmashastra 1.66
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 1.66
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.66
pitrye rātryahanī māsaḥ pravibhāgas tu pakṣayoḥ
karmaceṣṭāsv ahaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ śuklaḥ svapnāya śarvarī //
A month is a day and a night of the manes, but the division is according to fortnights. The dark (fortnight) is their day for active exertion, the bright (fortnight) their night for sleep.
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (1)
- Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit