Manava Dharmashastra 12.101
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 12.101
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- Sanskrit
12.101
yathā jātabalo vahnir dahaty ārdrān api drumān
tathā dahati vedajñaḥ karmajaṃ doṣam ātmanaḥ //
As a fire that has gained strength consumes even trees full of sap, even so he who knows the Veda burns out the taint of his soul which arises from (evil) acts.
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Linked texts (2)
- Vasiṣṭhadharmasūtra (ed. G. Bühler) — Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedānukramaṇī (Mādhava) — Veṅkaṭamādhava, Sanskrit