Gobhilagrihyasutra 3.5
Gobhilagṛhyasūtra 3.5
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3.5.1
ata ūrdhvaṃ vṛddhaśīlī syād iti samastoddeśaḥ.
From that time he shall assume a dignified demeanour: this is in short the rule (for his behaviour).
3.5.2
tatrai 'tāny ācāryāḥ parisaṃcakṣate:
Here the teachers enumerate the following (regulations).
3.5.3
nā 'jātalomnyo 'pahāsam icchet,
Nâgâtalomnyopahâsam ikkhet.
3.5.4
nā 'yugvā,
Nor (should he wish for sport) with a girl who is the only child of her mother,
3.5.5
na rajasvalayā,
Nor with a woman during her courses,
3.5.6
na samānarṣyā;
Nor with one who descends from the same Rishis.
3.5.7
nā 'parayā dvārā prapannam annaṃ bhuñjīta,
Let him not eat food which has been brought by another door (than the usual),
3.5.8
na dviḥpakvam,
Or which has been cooked twice,
3.5.9
na paryuṣitam
Or which has stood over night—
3.5.10
anyatra śāka-mām̐sa-yava-piṣṭavikārebhyaḥ;
Except such as is prepared of vegetables, flesh, barley, or flour.
3.5.11
na varṣati dhāvet,
Let him not run while it is raining.
3.5.12
no 'pānahau svayaṃ haret,
Let him not take himself his shoes in his hands (when putting them on or pulling them off).
3.5.13
no 'dapānam avekṣet,
Let him not look into a well.
3.5.14
na phalāni svayaṃ pracinvīta;
Let him not gather fruits himself.
3.5.15
nā 'gandhāṃ srajaṃ dhārayet
He should not wear a scentless wreath,
3.5.16
anyāṃ hiraṇyasrajaḥ,
If it is not a wreath of gold.
3.5.17
na māloktām
(He should not wear a wreath) of which the expression mâlâ (garland) has been used.
3.5.18
srag iti vācayet;
He should cause the people to call it srag (wreath). (Then he may wear it.)
3.5.19
bhadram ity etāṃ vṛthāvācaṃ pariharet,
He should avoid using the word bhadra ('blessed') without a reason.
3.5.20
mandram iti brūyāt.
He should say (instead of it), mandra ('lovely').
3.5.21
- tatrai 'te trayaḥ snātakā bhavanti:
There are three (kinds of) Snâtakas:
3.5.22
vidyāsnātako vratasnātako vidyāvratasnātaka iti;
A Vidyâsnâtaka (or a Snâtaka by knowledge), a Vratasnâtaka (or a Snâtaka by the completion of his vow), and a Vidyâvratasnâtaka (i.e. Snâtaka by both).
3.5.23
teṣām uttamaḥ śreṣṭhas, tulyau pūrvau.
Of these the last ranks foremost; the two others are equal (to each other).
3.5.24
- nā ''rdraṃ paridadhīta,
(A Snâtaka) should not put on a wet garment.
3.5.25
nai 'kaṃ paridadhīta;
He should not wear one garment.
3.5.26
na manuṣyasya stutiṃ prayuñjīta,
He should not praise any person (excessively).
3.5.27
nā 'dṛṣṭaṃ dṛṣṭato bruvīta,
He should not speak of what he has not seen, as if he had seen it,
3.5.28
nā 'śrutaṃ śrutataḥ;
Nor of what he has not heard, as if he had heard it.
3.5.29
svādhyāyavirodhino 'rthān utsṛjet,
He should give up everything that forms an impediment for his Veda-recitation.
3.5.30
tailapātram ivā ''tmānaṃ didhārayiṣet;
He should endeavour to keep himself (pure from every defilement) like a pot of oil.
3.5.31
na vṛkṣam ārohet;
He should not climb a tree.
3.5.32
na pratisāyaṃ grāmāntaraṃ vrajet,
He should not go toward evening to another village,
3.5.33
nai 'kaḥ,
Nor alone,
3.5.34
na vṛṣalaiḥ saha;
Nor together with Vrishalas (or Sûdras).
3.5.35
na kāsṛtyā grāmaṃ praviśet
He should not enter the village by a by-path.
3.5.36
na cā 'nanucaraś caret:
And he should not walk without a companion.
3.5.37
etāni samāvṛttavratāni,
These are the. observances for those who have performed the Samâvartana,
3.5.38
yāni ca śiṣṭā vidadhyuḥ.
And what (besides) is prescribed by Sishtas.
Translations (1)
- The Grihya-sûtras, Part II (SBE 30) — Hermann Oldenberg 1892, English
Commentaries (1)
- Gobhilagṛhyasūtrabhāṣya — Bhaṭṭa Nārāyaṇa (Gobhila commentator), Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Jaiminīyagṛhyasūtra — Sanskrit