Devala-smriti (critical study)
by Mukund Lalji Wadekar | 1982 | 67,394 words
This essay represents an English study of the Devala-smriti—an ancient text attributed to sage Devala classified as belonging to the Dharma-Shastra branch of Indian literature which encompasses jurisprudence and religious law. This study deals with the reconstructed text of the Devalasmriti based on surviving references, emphasizing Devala’s unique...
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REFERENCES 1) Yadi garbho vipadyeta sravate vapi yositam / Yavanmas am`sthito garbho dinam tavat sa sutakah // Parasara s♪ .3/17. 1 2) 3) } A caturthad bhavet sravah patah pancamasasthayoh ata urdhvam prasutih syaddas aham sutakam bhavet // Parasara s. .3/18. Srave matustriratram syats apindas auc avarjitam pate maturyathamasam pitradinam dinatrayam // - 729 Marici quot. in Mitakshara on Yajnavalkya-smrti 3/20. 1 4) Garbhasrave masatulya nisah suddhestu karanam / 5) Yajnavalkya-smrti (III/20). Ratribhirmasatulyabhirgarbhasrave visudhyati / 6) Manusmriti (5/66). .... Brahmano das aratrena/ pancadas aratrena rajanyah / vimsatiratrena vaisyah / sudro masena sudhyati/ Vasishtha Dharmasutra (4/27-30). 7) Sudhyed vipro das ahena dvadasahena bhumipah / Vaisyah pancadas ahena sudro masena sudhyati // 1 Manusmriti (V/83) Brahmanasya dasaham tu bhavati pretasutakam / 1 Ksatrasya dvadas ahani visah pancadas aiva tu //
Trims addinani sudrasya 730 .// Yajnavalkya-smrti (3/22). Jativipro das ahena dvadasahena bhumipah / 1 1 Vaisyah pancadas ahena sudromasena sudhyati / Daksa S. (6/7). Brahmano das aratrena dvadasahena bhumipah 1 Vaisyah pancadasahena sudro masena sudyati // Atri.S.(85). Namadharakaviprastu dasahena visudhyati / Ksatriyo dvadasahena vaisyah paksena sudhyati / Masena tatha sudrah suddhimaptoti nantara // Sankha S. (15/2-3). 1 8) Savamasaucam dasaratram....../ Ekadas aratram ksatriyasya / Dvadasaratram vaisyasyardhamas ameke / Masam sudrasya.. 1 Gautama Dharmasutra (2/5/1-3). Sarvesameva varnanam sutakemrtake tatha / " 9) das ahacchuddhiretesamiti satatapo'bravit Angiras quot. in Mitakshara (on Yajnavalkya-smrti 3/22). 10) Caturthe 'hani viprasya sasthe vai ksatriyasya ca astame dasame caiva sparsah syad vaisyasudrayoh // 1. Samvarta S. (41). 11) Dasahena sapindastu sudhyanti pretasutake / - 1 tritratrena sakulyastu snatva sudyanti gotrajah // Brihaspati Smriti (Recon. Asauca) 29. ----
12) Sagotranamekaratramiti nagojibhattiye, anyetu sagotranam nas aucamityahuh / Dharmasindhu (3), p.367. 13) Patninam das anamanulomyena svaminastulyamas aucam / Vishnusmriti (22/19). Mrtasutake tu dasinam patninam canulominam / svamitulyam bhavecchaucam mrte svamini yaunakam // Atri.S. (89) Das antevasibhrtakah sisyas caikatravasinah / ; 1 1 svamitulyena saucena sudhyanti mrtasutake // Brihaspati Smriti 35(Recon. Asanca) 731 14) Antardasahe cetsyatam punarmaranajanmani / 1 tavat syadasucirvipro yavat tatsyadanirdas am // 1 Manusmriti 5/79 Antara janmamarane sesahobhirvisudhyati // G Yajnavalkya-smrti 3/20a. 15) Aluptake'so Yah purvam so'tra kesan pravapayet / dvitiye 'hni trtiye'hni pancame saptame 'pi va // yavacchraddham pradiyeta tavadityaparam matam // - Baudhayana quot. in Parashara-madhava I/2,p.2 16) Mm. Kane, P.V. History of Dharmashastra , Vol. IV, p.218. 17) Cf. Ibid., pp.335-236. : 18) Devatve yatanasthane tiryagyonau tathaiva ca / manusye ca tathaptoti sraddham dattam svabandhavaih Vishnusmriti 20/35.
732 19) Kanyagate savitari yanyahani sodasa / 20) Kratubhistani tulyani pitrnam dattamaksyam // Gelder J.M. V. 1 1 Manavasautasutra Sraddhaparisista on p.254, verse 7. C Nabhasyasyapare pakse tithisodasakam tu yat / Kanyastharkanvitam cet syat sa kalah sraddhakarmani 1 " Satyayani quot. in Parashara-madhava I/II/p.319. Adau madhye 'vasane va yatra kanyam vrajed ravih / Sa paksah sakalah pujyah sraddhas odas akam prati // Smrti quot. in Dharmasindhu,p.69. Caturdas avidhah sastre sandho drsto manisibhih / Cikitsyascacikitsyasca tes amukto vidhih kramat // scacikitsyasca 1 Nisargas andha vadhrisca paksasandhastathaiva ca abhis apad guro rogad devakrodhattathaiva ca // Irsyas andhasca sevyasca vatareta mukhe bhagah / aksipto moghabijasca salino'nyapatistatha // , Narada (Stripum. 11-13). 21) Mahisam camaram margamavikaikas aphodbhavam / Strainamaustramavikam ca (°stramajavikam?) dadhi ksiram 22) ghrtam tyajet // Quot.by Mm. Kane, P.V,,History of Dharmashastra , Vol. IV, p.415, no.935. Atha pindadanam / Taccarcanottaramagnau-karano-ttaram bhojanottaram vikfirottaram svadhavacanottaram vipravisarjanottaramiti satpaksah smrtyuktah // Dharmasindhu, p.350.
23) Kane, P.V. History of Dharmashastra ,Vol. IV, p.476, n.1067-1068. 1 24) Anena Vidhina sraddham trirabdasyeha nirvapet / hemantagrismavarsasu pancayajnikamanvaham // Manusmriti 3/281. 25) Pitryajnam tu nirvartya viprascandraks aye 'gniman / pindanvaharyakam sraddham kuryanmas anumas ikam // Manusmriti 3/122. 26) Cf. Gelder J.M. Van Manavasrautasutra, pp.249-251. 733