Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi
by Ganganatha Jha | 1920 | 1,381,940 words | ISBN-10: 8120811550 | ISBN-13: 9788120811553
This is the English translation of the Manusmriti, which is a collection of Sanskrit verses dealing with ‘Dharma’, a collective name for human purpose, their duties and the law. Various topics will be dealt with, but this volume of the series includes 12 discourses (adhyaya). The commentary on this text by Medhatithi elaborately explains various t...
Verse 4.259 [Summing Up]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:
एषौदिता गृहस्थस्य वृत्तिर्विप्रस्य शाश्वती ।
स्नातकव्रतकल्पश्च सत्त्ववृद्धिकरः शुभः ॥ २५९ ॥eṣauditā gṛhasthasya vṛttirviprasya śāśvatī |
snātakavratakalpaśca sattvavṛddhikaraḥ śubhaḥ || 259 ||Thus has been described the eternal course of life of the Brāhmaṇa-Householder, as also the series of observances for the Accomplished Student, which is conducive to the increase of the quality of goodness, and is praiseworthy.—(259)
Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya):
This sums up the contents of the whole Discourse:—
“Thus has been described the eternal course of life of the Householder,”—the ‘non-eternal’ one being that which shall be described in connection with abnormal times.
The addition of the term, ‘Brāhmaṇa,’ indicates that the observances laid down are for the Brāhmaṇa Accomplished Student.
‘Goodness’—is a quality of the soul; and it is conducive to the increase of this quality.
‘Praiseworthy’—excellent. All this is mere praise.—(259)