Manava Dharmashastra 2.33
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 2.33
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.33
strīṇāṃ sukhodyam akrūraṃ vispaṣṭārthaṃ manoharam
maṅgalyaṃ dīrghavarṇāntam āśīrvādābhidhānavat //
The names of women should be easy to pronounce, not imply anything dreadful, possess a plain meaning, be pleasing and auspicious, end in long vowels, and contain a word of benediction.
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (1)
- Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit
Linked texts (2)
- Kṛtyakalpataru — Lakṣmīdhara Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- Smṛticandrikā — Devaṇṇabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit