Manava Dharmashastra 3.173
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 3.173
- Language
- Sanskrit
3.173
bhrātur mṛtasya bhāryāyāṃ yo 'nurajyeta kāmataḥ
dharmeṇāpi niyuktāyāṃ sa jñeyo didhiṣūpatiḥ //
He who lasciviously dallies with the widow of a deceased brother, though she be appointed (to bear a child by him) in accordance with the sacred law, must be known to be a Didhishupati.
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (2)
- Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit
- Manuṭīkā — Govindarāja, Sanskrit