Manava Dharmashastra 12.103
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 12.103
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- Sanskrit
12.103
ajñebhyo granthinaḥ śreṣṭhā granthibhyo dhāriṇo varāḥ
dhāribhyo jñāninaḥ śreṣṭhā jñānibhyo vyavasāyinaḥ //
(Even forgetful) students of the (sacred) books are more distinguished than the ignorant, those who remember them surpass the (forgetful) students, those who possess a knowledge (of the meaning) are more distinguished than those who (only) remember (the words), men who follow (the teaching of the texts) surpass those who (merely) know (their meaning).
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Linked texts (2)
- Alaṅkāramaṇihāra — Śrīkṛṣṇa, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedānukramaṇī (Mādhava) — Veṅkaṭamādhava, Sanskrit