Sahitya in Manubhasya 2.246

[Full title: Mimamsa technical terms (25) Sahitya (2) References in Manubhasya verse 2.246]

REFERENCE Manu Smriti II-246. 996 Passage- va sabdo vikalparthah | na samuditani deyani | antatah avyabhave chatropanahamapi | dvandva nirdesat sahitya danam | Translation. - (medhatthi 65 Ms II-246) 'Or signifies option, the sense being that are the things mentioned shall not be given. 'Or at least' ile. in the absence of other things. An umbrella and a pair of shoes - these two being mentioned in a copulative compound, it follows that both together have to be given. Explanation - 1 After completion of study, when a student take the ceremonial bath, on the advise of a teabher, he should bring some present to his teacher as per his capacity. The things are to be given are told in Manu Smriti II-246. The stanza tells - "Joyfully bringing to the teacher, a field or gold or a cow or a horse or at least an umbrella and pair of shoes, grain vegetables or clothes," In interpreting this verse, Medhatithi comments that, by the use of word 'Va' - 'Or' it is suggest that a student should give either of these things in the above mentioned things to his teacher, when he completes the study in a manner of present not collectively. Further he clarifies 1. ksetra hiranyam gamasvam chatropanahamantatah | dhanya vasamsi sarka va gurakhe pritibhaharan " 2-2465 ms VoIP-476

997 by the use of technical term 'Sahitya' that, 'togetherness' comes when there is copulative compound 'dvandranirdesana' etc. Here in this stanza an umbrella and pairs of shoes mentioned by copulative compound 'Chatropanaham'. Hence togethreness is intended only in this case, and student should give present to his Guru, both the thing 'Sahityadanam'. Medhatithi has applied the technical term Sahitya and clarifies the point of giving a thing in presentation to Guru whether by collectigely or not." 1 (Kulluka however says - Student should give thing to his teacher optionally or collectively according to the capacity of a student. Further says that the compound 'dvandvain catropanaha' indicates collectiveness. Hence he may give the things to his guru collectively. Thus he uses the 'Vikalpa' and 'Samuccaya'. 1. • saktya gurvarthamahare ' divyuktatvat ksetra hiranyadikam yathasamartham vikalpitam samuditam va gurave datva tatpritimarjayet | vikalpapakse camtato'nya sambhave chatropanahamapi dadhat dvandvanirdesat | samuditadanam pradarsanartha caitat | Rulluka ms vol I P-477