Manava Dharmashastra 2.63
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 2.63
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- Sanskrit
2.63
uddhṛte dakṣine pāṇāv upavīty ucyate dvijaḥ
savye prācīnāvītī nivītī kaṇṭhasajjane //
A twice-born man is called upavitin when his right arm is raised (and the sacrificial string or the dress, passed under it, rests on the left shoulder); (when his) left (arm) is raised (and the string, or the dress, passed under it, rests on the right shoulder, he is called) prakinavitin; and nivitin when it hangs down (straight) from the neck.
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (1)
- Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Bhagavantabhāskara — Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita 1625, Sanskrit