Manusmriti 9.61
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 9.61
- Language
- Sanskrit
9.61
dvitīyam eke prajanaṃ manyante strīṣu tadvidaḥ
niyogārthaṃ paśyanto dharmatas tayoḥ //
Some (sages), versed in the law, considering the purpose of the appointment not to have been attained by those two (on the birth of the first), think that a second (son) may be lawfully procreated on (such) women.
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 (3)
- History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) — P. V. Kane, English
- The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day — A. S. Altekar, English
- Hindu Law and Custom (Recht und Sitte) — Julius Jolly & Batakrishna Ghosh, English