Vishnu Smriti (Study)
by Minu Bhattacharjee | 1995 | 26,631 words
This essay represents and English study of the Vishnu-Smriti: an ancient Sanskrit Sutra belonging to the Dharmashastra branch of Hindu knowledge. It deals with the rules of various traditions and customs such as Castes, Monarchy, Criminal and Civil Law, Penances and Asceticism. The Vishnu-smriti consists of one hundred chapters and is presented in ...
4. The Vishnu Smriti and the Yajnavalkya Smriti
(c) 58 THE VISNUSMRTI AND THE YAJNAVALKYASMRTI : VISNUSMRTI brahmanah ksatriyo vaisyah sudrasceti varnascatvarah/ tesamadya dvijatayastrayah/ tesam nisekadyah smasananto mantravatkriya samuhah// 2/1-3 sudrasya dvijatisusru sa/12/8 dvijanam yajanadhyapane// 2/9 brahmanasya yajana pratigrahau (yajanadhya pana pratigrahah) // 2/11 ksama satyam damah saucam danamindriya samyamah/ ahimmsa gurususrusa tirthanu- saranam daya 11 2/16 praja paripalanam// 3/2 svayameva vyavaharan pasyed vidvadbhirbrahmanaih sardham // 3/72 YAJNAVALKYASMRTI brahmakstriya vitsudra varnastvadyastrayo dvijah/ nisekadyah smasanan tastesami. vai mantratah kriya // 1/10 sudrasya dvijasusrusa---etc/1/120 ijya dhyayanadanani vaisyasya ksatriyasya ca / pratigraho' dhiko vipre yajanedhyapane tatha // 1/118 ahimsa satyamasteyam saucamindriyanigrahah/ danam damo daya ksantih sarvesam dharmasadhanam // 1/122 pradhanam ksatriya karma prajenam paripalanam // 1/119 vyavaharannrpah pasyedvicvad bhirbrahmanaih saha/ dharmasastranusarena <rochalotha vivarjitah // 2/1
VISNUSMRTI 59 59 YAJNAVALKYASMRTI vyavaharadarsane brahmanam va niyunjyat // 3/73 nidhim labdhva tadardham brahmanebhyo dadyat/ dvitiyamardham kose pravesayet/ nidhim brahmano labdhva sarvamada dyat// 3/56-58 caurahrtam dhanamavapya sarvameva sarvavarnebhyo dadyat // 3/66 brahmanebhyasca bhuvam pratipadayet/ yesam ca pratipadayettesam svavamsyanbhuvah pramanam danacchedopavarnanam ca pate tamra patte va likhitam svamudramkitam cagaminrpavijnapanartham dadyat// 3/81-82 apasyata karyavasad vyavaharannrpena tu/ sabhyaih saha niyoktavyo branmanah sarvadharmavit // 2/3 raja labdhva nidhim cacyaddvijebhyo'rdham dvijah punah/ vidvanasesamadadyat sa sarvasya prabhuryatan// 2/34 deyam caurahrtam dravyam rajna janapadaya tu/ adadaddhi samapnoti kilvisam yasya tasya tat// 2/36 datva bhumim nibancham va krtva lekhyam tu karayet agamibhadranrpatiparijnanaya parthivah // pate va tamrapatte va svamudroparicihnitam/ abhilekhyatmano vamsyanatmanam ca mahipatih// 1/318-319
VISNUSMRTI 60 YAJNAVALKYASMRT 1 pada kesamsuka karaluncane dasapanan (dandyah)/ sonitena vina duhkhamutpadayita dvatrimsatpanan/ sahasonitena catuhsastim//5/65-67 karapada danta bhamge karnanasavikartane madhyamam//5/68 cestabhojana vagrodhe praharadane ca // 5/69 netra kandharabahusakthyamsabhamge cottamam// 5/70 ekam bahunam nighnatam pratyekamuktad dandad dvigunah// 5/73 pitr putracarya yajya ftvijamanyonyapatita tyagi ca (panasatam) // 5/113 padakesamsuka karolluncanesu panan dasa pidakarsamsukavestapadadhyase satam damah // sonitena vina duhkham kurvai kastha dibhiranarah/ dvatrimsatam panan candy vigu- nam darsa ne'srjah// 2/217-1188 karapadadantabhamge chedane karnanasayoh/ madhyo dando vranodbhede mrtakalpahate tatha // 2/219 cestabhojanavagrodhe netradi pratibhedane/ kandharabahusakthnam ca bhamge madhyama sahasah (uttamasahasah) // 2/220 ekam ghnatam bahunam ca yat :oktaddviguno damah // 2/221 pitr putra svasr bhratr dampatyacarya sisyakah, a esmapatitanyonya tyagi ca satadandabhak // 2/237
VISNUSMRTI 61 YAJNAVALKYASMRTI sudra pravrajitanam daive pitrye bhojakas ca// 5/115 upadhidevinam sam damsacchedah/ granthibhedakanam ca/ utksepakanam ca karacchedah // 5/135-137 vinasta pasumulyam ca svamine dadyat // 5/139 aparadhesu canyesu jnatva jatim dhanam vayah / dandam prakal payed raja samma. ntrya brahmanaih saha// 5/195 sudra pravrajitanam ca daive pitrye ca bhojakah/ ayuktam sapatham kurvannayogyo yogya karmakrt// 2/235 utksepakagranthibhedau karasam damsahinakau/ karyau dvitiyaparadhe karapadaikahinakau // 2/274 yatharpitan pasungopah sayam pratyarpayettatha / pramada mrtanastamsce pradapyah krtavetanah // paladosa-vinase tu pale dando vidhiyate / ardhatrayodasapanah svamino dravyameva ca // 2/164-165 jnatvaparadham desam ca kalam balamathapi va / vayah karma ca vittam ca dandam dandyesu patayet // 1/368
VISNUSMRTI 62 YAJNAVALKYASMRTI dandyam pramocayan dandyad dvigunam dandamavahet/ niyuktascapyadandyanam dandakari naradhamah // 5/196 na stri patiputra krtam// 6/31 gopasaundikasailusa rajaka vyadhastrinam patirdadyat // 6/37 abandhyam yasca badhnati baddham yasca pramuncati apraptavyavaharam ca sa capyo damamuttamam // 2/243 pratipannam striya deyam patya va saha yatkrtam/ svayam krtam va yadrnam nanyetastri datumarhati // 2/09 na yositpatiputrabhy putrena krtam pita/ dadyadrte kutumbarthan n strikrtam tatha // 2/45 gopasaundikasailus arjaka vyadhayositam/ rnamdadyat patistesam yasmadvrttistadasraya // 2/48 darsane pratyaye dane pratibhavyam vidhiyate/ darsane pratyaye dane pratibhavyam vidhiyate/ ra adyau tu vitathe dapyavitasya adyau tu vitathe dapyavitarsya suta api // 6/41 yasyocuh saksinah satyam pratijnam sa jayi bhavet/ anyatha vadino yasya dhruvastasya parajayah // 8/38 suta api // 2/53 yasyocuh saksinah satyam pratijnam sa jayi bhavet/ anyatha vadino yasya dhruvastasya parajayah // 2/79
VISNUSMRTI 63 YAJNAVALKYASMRTI sacailam snatamahuya suryodaya upositam/ karayet sarvadivyani devabrahmana sannidhau/ 9/33 ugran devan samabhyarcya tatsnanodakat prasrtitrayam pibet // 14/2 samsrstinastu samsrsti sodarasya tu sodarah / dadyadapahareccamsam jatasya ca mrtsya ca // 17/17 pitrmatrsutabhratrdattamadhyagnyu pagatamadhivedanikam bandhudattam sulkamanvadheyakamiti stridhanam // 17/18 anekapitrkanam tu pitrto'msa kalpana // 17/23 arvaksapindikaranam yasya samvatsaratkrtam / tasyapyannam sodakumbham dadyadvarsam dvijanmane // 21/23 sacailam snatamahuya suryodaya upositam/ karayetsarvedivyani nrpabrahmana sannidhau // 2/37 devanugran samabhyarcya tatsnanodakamaharet/ samsravya payayettasmajjalam tu prasrtitrayam // 2/112 samsrstinastu samsrsti sodarsya tu sodarah / dadyadapahareccamsam jatasya ca mrtsya ca // 2/138 pitrmatrnatibhratrdattan adhyagnyupagatam / adhivedanikadyam ca stridhanam parikirtitam // 2/143 anekapitrkanam tu pitto bhagakalpana// 2/120 arvaksapindikaranam yasya samvatsaradbhavet / tasyapyannam sodakumbham dadyatsamvatsaram dvije// 1/255
64 VISNUSMRTI ajasvam mukhato medhyam na gaurna naraja malah/ panthanasca visudhyanti soma suryamsu marutaih // 23/40 rathyakardamatoyani sprstanyantyasva vayasaih/ marutenaiva suddhyanti pakves- takacitani ca // 23/41 brahmaha yaks mi/ surapah syavadantakah/ suvarnahari kunakhÉ”/ gurutalpa go duscarma // 45/3-6 putinasah pisunah / putivaktrah sucakah/ dhanyacoro'mga hinah/ misracoro'tiriktamgah/ annapaharakastvamayavi/ vagapaharako mukah// 45/7-12 krchratikrcchrah payasa divasaikavim satiks apanam//46/13 niraharasya dvadasahena parakah// 46/18 YAJNAVALKYASMRTI ajasvayormukham mechyari na gaurna naraja malah/ panthanasca visudhyanti soma suryamsu marutaih// 1/194 rathyakardamatoyani surstnyantyasva vayasaih/ marutenaiva suddhyanti pakves- takacitani ca // 1/197 brahmaha ksayarogi syet surapah syavadantakah/ hemahari tu kunakhi duscarma gurutalpagah// 3/209 annahartamyavi syan muko vagapaharakah/ dhanyamisro'tirikta mgah pisunah putinasikan/ tailahrt taila payi syat puti vaktrastu sucakah// 3/210-11 krechratikrcchrah payasa divasanekavimsatim// 3/325 dvadasahopavasena parakah parikirtitah// 3/320
65 VISNUSMRTI gomutram gomayam ksiram dadhi sarpih kusodakanyeka divasama sniyat/ dvitiyamupava set/ etat santapanam // 46/19 hrtkanthatalugabhisca yatha samkhyam dvijatayah/ sudhyeran stri ca sudrasca sakrt sprsta bhirantatah// 62/9 vrddha bhari nrpa snatastria rogi varackrinam/ pantha deyo nrpastvesam manyah snatasca bhupateh // 63/50 dataro no'bhivardhantam vedah santatireva ca / graddha ca no ma vyagamadbahu deyam ca no'stviti// 73/28 asthnam tribhih sataih sastya dhikairdharayamanam// 96/55 YAJNAVALKYASMRTI gomutram gomayam ksiram dadhi sarpih kusodakam/ jagdhva pare 'hnyupavaset krcchram santapanam caran// 3/314 hrtkanthatalugabhistu yathasamkhyam dvijatayah/ sudhyeran stri ca sudrasca sakrtsprsta bhirantatah// 3:23 vrddha bhari nrpasnata strirogivaracakrinam/ pantha deyo nrpastesam manyan snatasca bhupateh// 1/117 dataro no'bhivardhantam vedah santatireva ca / sraddha ca no ma vyacamadbahu deyam ca no'stviti// 1/246 asthnam ca saha sasta satatrayam // 3/84 suksmaih saha catuh sastirdasanah/ sthalaih saha catuhsastir vimsatirnakhah/ panipadasalakasca // 96/57-59 danta vai vimsatirnaknah/ panipadasalakasca tesan sthanacatustayam// 3/85
VISNUSMRTI 66 YAJNAVALKYASMR♪1 sastiramgulinam parvani/ dve parsnyoh/ catustayam gulphesu/ cat varyaratnyoh/ catvari jamghayoh// 96/60-64 dve dve janukapolayoh/ urvamsayoh/ a aksatalusaksronipha lakesu/ bhagasthyekam/ pr sthasthi pancacatvarim sabbhagam/ pancadasasthini griva/ jatrvekam/ tatha hanuh// 96/65-72 tanmule ca dve/ dve lalataksigande/ nasa ghanasthika/ arbudaih sthalakaisca sardham dvasaptatih parsvakah// 96/73-76 sastyamgulinam dve parsnyorgu phesu ca catustayam/ catvaryaratnikasthini yostavadeva tu // 3/86 Shahe dve dve janukapoloruphalakamsa samudbhave/ a akstalusake sroniphalake ca vinirdiset // bhagasthyekam tatha prsthe catvarimsacca panca ca, griva pancadasasthih syanjatrvekaikam tatha hanuh// 5/87-88 tanmule dve lalataksigande nasa ghanasthika/ parsvakah sthalakaih sardhamarbudaisca dvisaptatih// 3/89
VISNUSMRTI urah saptadasa/ dvau samkhakau/ 67 YAJNAVALKYASMRTI dvau samkhakau kapalani catvari sirasastatha/ catvari kapalani sta urah saptadasasthini purusirasascati// 96/77-79 sasyasthi samgrahah// 3/90 sarire'smin sapta sira satani sirah satani saptaiva nava navasnayusatani/ snayusatani ca/ dhamani sate dve/ dhamaninam sate dve tu panca pancapesisatani/ ksud radhamaninam ekonatri- msallaksani navasatani satpancasaddhamanyah/ laksatrayam smasru kesakupanam/ saptottaram marma satam/ sandhisate dve/ catuspancasadroma kotyah saptasastisca laksani//96/80-88 nabhirojo gudam sukram sonitam samkhakau murdha kantho hrdayam ceti pranayatanani// 96/89 pesisatani ca// ekonatrimsallaksani tatha nava satani ca/ satpancasacca janita sira dhamani samjnitah// trayolaksastu vijneyah smasrukesah saririnam/ saptottaram marmagatam dve ca sandhisate tatha// romnam kotyastu panca saccatasrah kotya eva ca/ saptasastistatha laksah sardhah svedayanaih saha// 3/100-103 nabhirojo gudam sukram sonitam samkhakau tatha/ murdhamsakantha hrdayam pranasyayatanani tu// 3/93
VISNUSMRTI 68 YAJNAVALKYASMRTI vasa vapa avahananam nabhih kloma yakrtplina ksudrantram brkkakau bastih purisadhanam amasayah a had yam sthulantram gudamudaram gudakostham// 96/91 kaninike aksikute gaskuli karnau karnapatrakau gandau bhruvau samkhau dantavestau osthau kakundare vamksanau vrsanau brkkau slesmasamghatikau stanau upajihva sphicau bahujamghe uru pindike talua offram bastisirsau cibukam galasundike avatu scetyasmin sarire sthanani// 96/92 vapa vasavahananam nabhih kloma yakrtplina OLK ksudrantram brkkau bastih purisadhanameva ca// amasayo'tha hrdayam sthulantram guda eva ca/ udaram ca gudau kosthyau vistaro'yamudahrtah// 3/94-95 kannike caksikute saskuli karna patrakau/ karnau samkhau bhruvaudantave- stavosthau kakundare // vamksanau vrsanau brkkau slesmasam ghatajau stanau/ upajihvasphijau bahujamghorusu ca pindika// taludaram bastisirsam cibuke galasundike/ avatascaivametani stha nanyatra sarirake // aksikarna catauskam ca padhasta hrdayani ca/ navacchidrani tanyeva pranasyayatanani tu // 3/96-99
VISNUSMRTI 69 YAJNAVALKYA SMRTI sabdasparsarupa rasagandhasca visayah/ nasikalocanatvagjih gandharuparasasparsa sabdasca visayan Smrtah/ nasika locane jihvatvak vasrotramiti buddhi- srotram cendriani ca // ndriani/ hastau payurupastham ca hastau padau payupstham jihva padau ca panca vai jihveti karmendriani// 96/93-95 karmendriani janiyan manascaivobhayatmakam// 3/91-947