Manava Dharmashastra 5.48
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 5.48
- Language
- Sanskrit
5.48
nākṛtvā prāṇināṃ hiṃsāṃ māṃsam utpadyate kva cit
na ca prāṇivadhaḥ svargyas tasmān māṃsaṃ vivarjayet //
Meat can never be obtained without injury to living creatures, and injury to sentient beings is detrimental to (the attainment of) heavenly bliss; let him therefore shun (the use of) meat.
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (1)
- Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit
Linked texts (3)
- Vaiṣṇava Dharmaśāstra — Viṣṇu, Sanskrit
- Vasiṣṭhadharmasūtra (ed. G. Bühler) — Sanskrit
- Vasiṣṭhasmṛti — Sanskrit