Manava Dharmashastra 2.31
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 2.31
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.31
maṅgalyaṃ brāhmaṇasya syāt kṣatriyasya balānvitam
vaiśyasya dhanasaṃyuktaṃ śūdrasya tu jugupsitam //
Let (the first part of) a Brahmana's name (denote something) auspicious, a Kshatriya's be connected with power, and a Vaisya's with wealth, but a Sudra's (express something) contemptible.
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (1)
- Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit
Linked texts (2)
- Kṛtyakalpataru — Lakṣmīdhara Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- Bhagavantabhāskara — Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita 1625, Sanskrit