Manusmriti 12.88
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 12.88
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- Sanskrit
12.88
sukhābhyudayikaṃ caiva naiḥśreyasikam eva ca
pravṛttaṃ ca nivṛttaṃ ca dvividhaṃ karma vaidikam //
The acts prescribed by the Veda are of two kinds, such as procure an increase of happiness and cause a continuation (of mundane existence, pravritta), and such as ensure supreme bliss and cause a cessation (of mundane existence, nivritta).
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 (2)
- Kṛtyakalpataru — Lakṣmīdhara Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- Mokṣakāṇḍa — Lakṣmīdhara Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit