Manava Dharmashastra 4.12
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 4.12
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- Sanskrit
4.12
saṃtoṣaṃ param āsthāya sukhārthī saṃyato bhavet
saṃtoṣamūlaṃ hi sukhaṃ duḥkhamūlaṃ viparyayaḥ //
He who desires happiness must strive after a perfectly contented disposition and control himself; for happiness has contentment for its root, the root of unhappiness is the contrary (disposition).
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (2)
- Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit
- Manuṭīkā — Govindarāja, Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Smṛticandrikā — Devaṇṇabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit