The Law Code of Yājñavalkya 1.5.95
Mitākṣarā (Ṛjumitākṣarā) 1.5.95
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.5.95
yajñārthaṃ śūdradhanayācanena janmāntare caṇḍālo jāyate | yaḥ punar yajñārthaṃ yācitaṃ na sarvaṃ prayacchati na tyajati sa bhāsaḥ kāko 'pi vā varṣaśataṃ bhavet | yathāha manuḥ (11|25) |
By begging wealth from a Shudra for the sake of a sacrifice, one is born in another life as a Caṇḍāla. Furthermore, one who does not give away, does not part with, everything begged for a sacrifice becomes a vulture or a crow for a hundred years, as Manu (11.25) says:
Translations (1)
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Linked texts (1)
- Yājñavalkyasmṛti — Yājñavalkya, Sanskrit