Manava Dharmashastra 11.53
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 11.53
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- Sanskrit
11.53
caritavyam ato nityaṃ prāyaścittaṃ viśuddhaye
nindyair hi lakṣaṇair yuktā jāyante 'niṣkṛtainasaḥ //
Thus in consequence of a remnant of (the guilt of former) crimes, are born idiots, dumb, blind, deaf, and deformed men, who are (all) despised by the virtuous.
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (1)
- Manuṭīkā — Govindarāja, Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Smṛtimuktāphala — Vaidyanātha Dīkṣita 1575, Sanskrit