Vaishnava Dharmashastra 3.61
Vaiṣṇava Dharmaśāstra 3.61
- Language
- Sanskrit
3.61
śūdraś cāvāptaṃ dvādaśadhā vibhajya pañcāṃśān rājñe dadyāt, pañcāṃśān brāhmaṇebhyaḥ, aṃśadvayam ādadyāt ||
A Sûdra who has found a treasure must divide it into twelve parts, and give five parts to the king, five parts to the Brâhmanas, and keep two parts to himself.
Translations (1)
- The Institutes of Vishnu — Julius Jolly 1880, English
Commentaries (2)
- Keśavavaijayantī — Nandapaṇḍita, Sanskrit
- Vaijayantī — Nandapaṇḍita alias Vināyakapaṇḍita, Sanskrit
Linked texts (2)
- History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) — P. V. Kane, English
- Śūdras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order down to circa A.D. 600 — R. S. Sharma, English