Manava Dharmashastra 6.78
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 6.78
- Language
- Sanskrit
6.78
nadīkūlaṃ yathā vṛkṣo vṛkṣaṃ vā śakunir yathā
tathā tyajann imaṃ dehaṃ kṛcchrād grāhād vimucyate //
He who leaves this body, (be it by necessity) as a tree (that is torn from) the river-bank, or (freely) like a bird (that) quits a tree, is freed from the misery (of this world, dreadful like) a shark.
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (1)
- Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit