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 5.167 [Conclusion]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:
अनेन विधिना नित्यं पञ्चयज्ञान्न हापयेत् ।
द्वितीयमायुषो भागं कृतदारो गृहे वसेत् ॥ १६७ ॥anena vidhinā nityaṃ pañcayajñānna hāpayet |
dvitīyamāyuṣo bhāgaṃ kṛtadāro gṛhe vaset || 167 ||In this manner, one shall not omit the Five Sacrifices; and during the second part of his life, he shall take to a wife and dwell in the house.—(167).
Explanatory notes by Ganganath Jha
This verse sums up the Discourse.
The ‘five sacrifices’ are mentioned as including all duties.—(167).
End of Discourse V.