Manava Dharmashastra 2.94
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 2.94
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.94
na jātu kāmaḥ kāmānām upabhogena śāmyati
haviṣā kṛṣṇavartmeva bhūya evābhivardhate //
Desire is never extinguished by the enjoyment of desired objects; it only grows stronger like a fire (fed) with clarified butter.
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (7)
- Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit
- Manvarthamuktāvalī — Kullūka Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- Manvarthacandrikā — Rāghavānanda Sarasvatī, Sanskrit
- Manuṭīkā — Govindarāja, Sanskrit
- Manuvākyālaṅkāriṇī — Govindarāja, Sanskrit
- Mānavāryabhāṣya — Sanskrit
- Manvāśrayānusāriṇī — Govindarāja, Sanskrit
Linked texts (5)
- A History of Indian Literature — M. Winternitz, English
- Geschichte der indischen Litteratur — M. Winternitz, German
- Indian Philosophy — S. Radhakrishnan, English
- Indische Sprüche — Otto von Böhtlingk 1863, Sanskrit
- Saṃnyāsa Upaniṣads: Hindu Scriptures on Asceticism and Renunciation — Patrick Olivelle, English