Manusmriti 12.38
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 12.38
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- Sanskrit
12.38
tamaso lakṣaṇaṃ kāmo rajasas tv artha ucyate
sattvasya lakṣaṇaṃ dharmaḥ śraiṣṭhyam eṣāṃ yathottaram //
The craving after sensual pleasures is declared to be the mark of Darkness, (the pursuit of) wealth (the mark) of Activity, (the desire to gain) spiritual merit the mark of Goodness; each later) named quality is) better than the preceding one.
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
Linked texts (1)
- Dhyānayogaprakāśa — Lakṣmaṇānandasvāmin, Sanskrit
Discussed in (1)
- Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) — Prasad 1927, English