Manusmriti 11.18
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 11.18
- Language
- Sanskrit
11.18
brāhmaṇasvaṃ na hartavyaṃ kṣatriyeṇa kadā cana
dasyuniṣkriyayos tu svam ajīvan hartum arhati //
(On such occasions) a Kshatriya must never take the property of a (virtuous Brahmana; but he who is starving may appropriate the possessions of a Dasyu, or of one who neglects his sacred duties.
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
Discussed in (2)
- Śūdras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order down to circa A.D. 600 — Sharma 1958, English
- Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) — Prasad 1927, English