Manusmriti 10.72
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 10.72
- Language
- Sanskrit
10.72
yasmād bījaprabhāveṇa tiryagjā ṛṣayo 'bhavan
pūjitāś ca praśastāś ca tasmād bījaṃ //
As through the power of the seed (sons) born of animals became sages who are honoured and praised, hence the seed is declared to be more important.
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (7)
- Manuṭīkā — Govindarāja, Sanskrit
- Manuvākyālaṅkāriṇī — Govindarāja, Sanskrit
- Manvāśrayānusāriṇī — Govindarāja, Sanskrit
- Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit
- Manvarthamuktāvalī — Kullūka Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- Manvarthacandrikā — Rāghavānanda Sarasvatī, Sanskrit
- Mānavāryabhāṣya — Sanskrit