Manusmriti 4.191
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 4.191
- Language
- Sanskrit
4.191
tasmād avidvān bibhiyād yasmāt tasmāt pratigrahāt
svalpakenāpy avidvān hi paṅke gaur iva sīdati //
Hence an ignorant (man) should be afraid of accepting any presents; for by reason of a very small (gift) even a fool sinks (into hell) as a cow into a morass.
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (6)
- Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit
- Manvarthamuktāvalī — Kullūka Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- Manvarthacandrikā — Rāghavānanda Sarasvatī, Sanskrit
- Commentary of Nārāyaṇa — Nārāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Mānavāryabhāṣya — Sanskrit
- Manvāśrayānusāriṇī — Govindarāja, Sanskrit
Discussed in (1)
- Altindische Grammatik — Wackernagel & Debrunner 1896, German