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 10.50 [Habitation and Dress of the Mixed Castes]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:
चैत्यद्रुमश्मशानेषु शैलेषूपवनेषु च ।
वसेयुरेते विज्ञाता वर्तयन्तः स्वकर्मभिः ॥ ५० ॥caityadrumaśmaśāneṣu śaileṣūpavaneṣu ca |
vaseyurete vijñātā vartayantaḥ svakarmabhiḥ || 50 ||Near worshipped trees and cremation-grounds, on hills and in groves, these shall dwell, duly marked, subsisting by their respective occupations.—(50)
Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya):
They shall dwell outside the village; in hilly tracts and other such places.
‘Duly marked’—Bearing their distinctive caste-mark. They shall subsist by the particular occupation prescribed for each. That is, mixed castes should not take to the occupations of the superior castes.—(50)
Comparative notes by various authors
See Comparative notes for Verse 10.46.