Manava Dharmashastra 2.168
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 2.168
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.168
yo 'nadhītya dvijo vedam anyatra kurute śramam
sa jīvann eva śūdratvam āśu gacchati sānvayaḥ //
A twice-born man who, not having studied the Veda, applies himself to other (and worldly study), soon falls, even while living, to the condition of a Sudra and his descendants (after him).
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (1)
- Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit