Manava Dharmashastra 5.99
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 5.99
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- Sanskrit
5.99
vipraḥ śudhyaty apaḥ spṛṣṭvā kṣatriyo vāhanāyudham
vaiśyaḥ pratodaṃ raśmīn vā yaṣṭiṃ śūdraḥ kṛtakriyaḥ //
(At the end of the period of impurity) a Brahmana who has performed the necessary rites, becomes pure by touching water, a Kshatriya by touching the animal on which he rides, and his weapons, a Vaisya by touching his goad or the nose-string (of his oxen), a Sudra by touching his staff.
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (1)
- Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit
Linked texts (4)
- Garuḍapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Kṛtyakalpataru — Lakṣmīdhara Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- Śuddhikaumudī (Govindānanda Kavikaṅkaṇācārya) — Govindānanda Kavikaṅkaṇācārya 1510, Sanskrit
- Gūḍhārthadīpikā — Vāmadeva, Sanskrit