Manusmriti 8.353
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 8.353
- Language
- Sanskrit
8.353
tatsamuttho hi lokasya jāyate varṇasaṃkaraḥ
yena mūlaharo 'dharmaḥ sarvanāśāya kalpate //
For by (adultery) is caused a mixture of the castes (varna) among men; thence (follows) sin, which cuts up even the roots and causes the destruction of everything.
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)
- Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture — Johann Jakob Meyer, English