Manava Dharmashastra 9.161
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 9.161
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- Sanskrit
9.161
yādṛśaṃ phalam āpnoti kuplavaiḥ saṃtarañ jalam
tādṛśaṃ phalam āpnoti kuputraiḥ saṃtaraṃs tamaḥ //
Whatever result a man obtains who (tries to) cross a (sheet of) water in an unsafe boat, even that result obtains he who (tries to) pass the gloom (of the next world) with (the help of) bad (substitutes for a real) son.
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English