Manava Dharmashastra 5.36
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 5.36
- Language
- Sanskrit
5.36
asaṃskṛtān paśūn mantrair nādyād vipraḥ kadā cana
mantrais tu saṃskṛtān adyāc chāśvataṃ vidhim āsthitaḥ //
A Brahmana must never eat (the flesh of animals unhallowed by Mantras; but, obedient to the primeval law, he may eat it, consecrated with Vedic texts.
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (1)
- Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit
Linked texts (2)
- Vaiṣṇava Dharmaśāstra — Viṣṇu, Sanskrit
- Ācāracintāmaṇi — Vācaspatimiśra, Sanskrit