Manusmriti

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श्वमांसमिच्छनार्तोऽत्तुं धर्माधर्मविचक्षणः । प्राणानां परिरक्षार्थं वामदेवो न लिप्तवान् ॥ १०६ ॥

sanskrit

Vamadeva, who well knew right and wrong, did not sully himself when, tormented (by hunger), he desired to eat the flesh of a dog in order to save his life.

english translation

zvamAMsamicchanArto'ttuM dharmAdharmavicakSaNaH | prANAnAM parirakSArthaM vAmadevo na liptavAn || 106 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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भरद्वाजः क्षुधार्तस्तु सपुत्रो विजने वने । बह्वीर्गाः प्रतिजग्राह वृधोस्तक्ष्णो महातपाः ॥ १०७ ॥

sanskrit

Bharadvaga, a performer of great austerities, accepted many cows from the carpenter Bribu, when he was starving together with his sons in a lonely forest.

english translation

bharadvAjaH kSudhArtastu saputro vijane vane | bahvIrgAH pratijagrAha vRdhostakSNo mahAtapAH || 107 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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क्षुधार्तश्चात्तुमभ्यागाद् विश्वामित्रः श्वजाघनीम् । चण्डालहस्तादादाय धर्माधर्मविचक्षणः ॥ १०८ ॥

sanskrit

Visvamitra, who well knew what is right or wrong, approached, when he was tormented by hunger, (to eat) the haunch of a dog, receiving it the hands of a Kandala.

english translation

kSudhArtazcAttumabhyAgAd vizvAmitraH zvajAghanIm | caNDAlahastAdAdAya dharmAdharmavicakSaNaH || 108 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/manusmriti/10/109

प्रतिग्रहाद् याजनाद् वा तथैवाध्यापनादपि । प्रतिग्रहः प्रत्यवरः प्रेत्य विप्रस्य गर्हितः ॥ १०९ ॥

sanskrit

On (comparing) the acceptance (of gifts from low men), sacrificing (for them), and teaching (them), the acceptance of gifts is the meanest (of those acts) and (most) reprehensible for a Brahmana (on account of its results) in the next life.

english translation

pratigrahAd yAjanAd vA tathaivAdhyApanAdapi | pratigrahaH pratyavaraH pretya viprasya garhitaH || 109 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/manusmriti/10/110

याजनाध्यापने नित्यं क्रियेते संस्कृतात्मनाम् । प्रतिग्रहस्तु क्रियते शूद्रादप्यन्त्यजन्मनः ॥ ११० ॥

sanskrit

(For) assisting in sacrifices and teaching are (two acts) always performed for men who have received the sacraments; but the acceptance of gifts takes place even in (case the giver is) a Sudra of the lowest class.

english translation

yAjanAdhyApane nityaM kriyete saMskRtAtmanAm | pratigrahastu kriyate zUdrAdapyantyajanmanaH || 110 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript