Manava Dharmashastra 4.248
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 4.248
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- Sanskrit
4.248
āhṛtābhyudyatāṃ bhikṣāṃ purastād apracoditām
mene prajāpatir grāhyām api duṣkṛtakarmaṇaḥ //
The Lord of created beings (Pragapati) has declared that alms freely offered and brought (by the giver himself) may be accepted even from a sinful man, provided (the gift) had not been (asked for or) promised beforehand.
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (1)
- Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit