Manava Dharmashastra 5.33
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 5.33
- Language
- Sanskrit
5.33
nādyād avidhinā māṃsaṃ vidhijño 'nāpadi dvijaḥ
jagdhvā hy avidhinā māṃsaṃ pretas tair adyate 'vaśaḥ //
A twice-born man who knows the law, must not eat meat except in conformity with the law; for if he has eaten it unlawfully, he will, unable to save himself, be eaten after death by his (victims).
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (1)
- Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Ācārasāra (Gadādhara) — Gadādhara (Pāraskara commentator), Sanskrit