Manava Dharmashastra 2.32
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 2.32
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.32
śarmavad brāhmaṇasya syād rakṣāsamanvitam
vaiśyasya puṣṭisaṃyuktaṃ śūdrasya preṣyasaṃyutam //
(The second part of) a Brahmana's (name) shall be (a word) implying happiness, of a Kshatriya's (a word) implying protection, of a Vaisya's (a term) expressive of thriving, and of a Sudra's (an expression) denoting service.
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (1)
- Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit
Linked texts (2)
- Smṛticandrikā — Devaṇṇabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- Nirṇayasindhu — Kamalākarabhaṭṭa 1612, Sanskrit