Manava Dharmashastra 10.84
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 10.84
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- Sanskrit
10.84
kṛṣiṃ sādhv iti manyante sā vṛttiḥ sadvigarhitāḥ
bhūmiṃ bhūmiśayāṃś caiva hanti kāṣṭham ayomukham //
(Some) declare that agriculture is something excellent, (but) that means of subsistence is blamed by the virtuous; (for) the wooden (implement) with iron point injuries the earth and (the beings) living in the earth.
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English