Manava Dharmashastra 3.97
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 3.97
- Language
- Sanskrit
3.97
naśyanti havyakavyāni narāṇām avijānatām
bhūteṣu vipreṣu mohād dattāni dātṛbhiḥ //
The oblations to gods and manes, made by men ignorant (of the law of gifts), are lost, if the givers in their folly present (shares of them) to Brahmanas who are mere ashes.
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (1)
- Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit
Linked texts (3)
- Kṛtyakalpataru — Lakṣmīdhara Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- Ācārasāra (Gadādhara) — Gadādhara (Pāraskara commentator), Sanskrit
- Āhnikaprakāśa — Mitramiśra, Sanskrit