Manusmriti 10.59
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 10.59
- Language
- Sanskrit
10.59
pitryaṃ vā bhajate śīlaṃ mātur vobhayam eva vā
na kathaṃ cana duryoniḥ prakṛtiṃ svāṃ niyacchati //
A base-born man either resembles in character his father, or his mother, or both; he can never conceal his real nature.
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (6)
- Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit
- Manvarthamuktāvalī — Kullūka Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- Manvarthacandrikā — Rāghavānanda Sarasvatī, Sanskrit
- Commentary of Nārāyaṇa — Nārāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Mānavāryabhāṣya — Sanskrit
- Manvāśrayānusāriṇī — Govindarāja, Sanskrit