Manusmriti 8.172
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 8.172
- Language
- Sanskrit
8.172
svādānād varṇasaṃsargāt tv abalānāṃ ca rakṣaṇāt
balaṃ saṃjāyate rājñaḥ sa pretyeha ca vardhate //
By taking his due, by preventing the confusion of the castes (varna), and by protecting the weak, the power of the king grows, and he prospers in this (world) and after death.
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (7)
- Manuṭīkā — Govindarāja, Sanskrit
- Manuvākyālaṅkāriṇī — Govindarāja, Sanskrit
- Manvāśrayānusāriṇī — Govindarāja, Sanskrit
- Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit
- Manvarthamuktāvalī — Kullūka Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- Manvarthacandrikā — Rāghavānanda Sarasvatī, Sanskrit
- Mānavāryabhāṣya — Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Hindu Law and Custom (Recht und Sitte) — Julius Jolly & Batakrishna Ghosh, English