Manusmriti 8.226
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 8.226
- Language
- Sanskrit
8.226
pāṇigrahaṇikā mantrāḥ kanyāsv eva pratiṣṭhitāḥ
nākanyāsu kva cin nṝṇāṃ luptadharmakriyā hi tāḥ //
The nuptial texts are applied solely to virgins, (and) nowhere among men to females who have lost their virginity, for such (females) are excluded from religious ceremonies.
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
Discussed in (4)
- History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) — Kane 1930, English
- The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day — Altekar 1938, English
- Hindu Law and Custom (Recht und Sitte) — Jolly & Ghosh 1896, English
- Social Life in Ancient India: Studies in Vātsyāyana's Kāmasūtra — Chakladar 1929, English