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 11.107
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:
एतैर्व्रतैरपोहेयुर्महापातकिनो मलम् ।
उपपातकिनस्त्वेवमेभिर्नानाविधैर्व्रतैः ॥ १०७ ॥etairvratairapoheyurmahāpātakino malam |
upapātakinastvevamebhirnānāvidhairvrataiḥ || 107 ||By means of these penances, the committers of heinous crimes may wipe off their sins. The committers of minor offences may do the same by their following the several forms of penances.—(107)
Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya):
This summarises what has been said before and what is going to be said next—(107)
Comparative notes by various authors
(verses 11.103-107)
See Comparative notes for Verse 11.103.