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...

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

यद् धनं यज्ञशीलानां देवस्वं तद् विदुर्बुधाः ।
अयज्वनां तु यद् वित्तमासुरस्वं तदुच्यते ॥ २० ॥

yad dhanaṃ yajñaśīlānāṃ devasvaṃ tad vidurbudhāḥ |
ayajvanāṃ tu yad vittamāsurasvaṃ taducyate || 20 ||

The property of persons given to perform sacrifices the learned regard as ‘the property of the gods;’ while the property of those who do not perform sacrifices is described as ‘the property of demons.’—(20)

 

Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya):

This also is a declamatory declaration in support of the teaching that ‘no property shall be taken from men possessed of good qualities, but there is no harm if it is taken from those devoid of qualities.’—(20)

 

Comparative notes by various authors

(verses 11.19-22)

See Comparative notes for Verse 11.19.

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