Manava Dharmashastra 5.157
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 5.157
- Language
- Sanskrit
5.157
kāmaṃ tu ksapayed dehaṃ puṣpamūlaphalaiḥ śubhaiḥ
na tu nāmāpi gṛhṇīyāt patyau prete parasya tu //
At her pleasure let her emaciate her body by (living on) pure flowers, roots, and fruit; but she must never even mention the name of another man after her husband has died.
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (7)
- Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit
- Manvarthamuktāvalī — Kullūka Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- Mānavāryabhāṣya — Sanskrit
- Manuṭīkā — Govindarāja, Sanskrit
- Manvarthacandrikā — Rāghavānanda Sarasvatī, Sanskrit
- Manuvākyālaṅkāriṇī — Govindarāja, Sanskrit
- Manvāśrayānusāriṇī — Govindarāja, Sanskrit
Linked texts (6)
- History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) — P. V. Kane, English
- Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) — B. A. Saletore, English
- The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day — A. S. Altekar, English
- Chandragupta Maurya and His Times — Radhakumud Mookerji, English
- Hindu Law and Custom (Recht und Sitte) — Julius Jolly & Batakrishna Ghosh, English
- Education in Ancient India — A. S. Altekar, English