Manava Dharmashastra 5.54
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 5.54
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- Sanskrit
5.54
phalamūlāśanair medhyair munyannānāṃ ca bhojanaiḥ
na tat phalam avāpnoti yan māṃsaparivarjanāt //
By subsisting on pure fruit and roots, and by eating food fit for ascetics (in the forest), one does not gain (so great) a reward as by entirely avoiding (the use of) flesh.
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (1)
- Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Vaiṣṇava Dharmaśāstra — Viṣṇu, Sanskrit