Manusmriti 8.169
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 8.169
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- Sanskrit
8.169
trayaḥ parārthe kliśyanti sākṣiṇaḥ pratibhūḥ kulam
catvāras tūpacīyante vipra āḍhyo vaṇiṅ nṛpaḥ //
Three suffer for the sake of others, witnesses, a surety, and judges; but four enrich themselves (through others), a Brahmana, a money-lender, a merchant, and a king.
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (6)
- Manvāśrayānusāriṇī — Govindarāja, Sanskrit
- Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit
- Manvarthamuktāvalī — Kullūka Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- Manvarthacandrikā — Rāghavānanda Sarasvatī, Sanskrit
- Commentary of Nārāyaṇa — Nārāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Mānavāryabhāṣya — Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Indische Sprüche — Otto von Böhtlingk 1863, Sanskrit
Discussed in (2)
- History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) — Kane 1930, English
- State and Government in Ancient India — Altekar 1949, English