Manava Dharmashastra 5.96
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 5.96
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- Sanskrit
5.96
somāgnyarkānilendrāṇāṃ vittāppatyor yamasya ca
aṣṭānāṃ lokapālānāṃ vapur dhārayate nṛpaḥ //
A king is an incarnation of the eight guardian deities of the world, the Moon, the Fire, the Sun, the Wind, Indra, the Lords of wealth and water (Kubera and Varuna), and Yama.
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (1)
- Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Bṛhaspatismṛti — Bṛhaspati, Sanskrit