Manava Dharmashastra 4.70
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 4.70
- Language
- Sanskrit
4.70
na mṛlloṣṭhaṃ ca mṛdnīyān na chindyāt karajais tṛṇam
na karma niṣphalaṃ kuryān nāyatyām asukhodayam //
Let him not crush earth or clods, nor tear off grass with his nails; let him not do anything that is useless or will have disagreeable results in the future.
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (1)
- Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Bhagavantabhāskara — Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita 1625, Sanskrit