Verse 11.130

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:

एतदेव व्रतं कृत्स्नं षण्मासांशूद्रहा चरेत् ) ।
वृषभेकादशा वाऽपि दद्याद् विप्राय गाः सिताः ॥ १३० ॥

etadeva vrataṃ kṛtsnaṃ ṣaṇmāsāṃśūdrahā caret ) |
vṛṣabhekādaśā vā'pi dadyād viprāya gāḥ sitāḥ || 130 ||

He who kills a Śūdra shall perform this same entire penance for six months; or he shall give to the Brāhmaṇa ten white cows and one bull.—(130)

 

Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya):

Here also, whether the performance shall continue for six months or nine months should he determined by the consideration as to whether the man was ‘righteous’ or otherwise.

In all eases, the giving of the prescribed number of cows should be understood to be an optional alternative.

The mention of the ‘Brāhmaṇa’ (in 127) in this connection is meant to be only illustrative.

‘White’—does not mean white in colour, but pure in all points, giving much milk, prone to give birth to females, and not in the habit of losing her offsprings.—(130)

 

Explanatory notes by Ganganath Jha

verse is quoted in Prāyaścittaviveka (pp. 216 and 534)

 

Comparative notes by various authors

(verses 11.126-130)

See Comparative notes for Verse 11.126.