Manusmriti

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चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य कृत्स्नोऽयमुक्तो धर्मस्त्वयाऽनघः । कर्मणां फलनिर्वृत्तिं शंस नस्तत्त्वतः पराम् ॥ १ ॥

sanskrit

O sinless One, the whole sacred law, (applicable) to the four castes, has been declared by thee; communicate to us (now), according to the truth, the ultimate retribution for (their) deeds.’

english translation

cAturvarNyasya kRtsno'yamukto dharmastvayA'naghaH | karmaNAM phalanirvRttiM zaMsa nastattvataH parAm || 1 ||

hk transliteration

स तानुवाच धर्मात्मा महर्षीन् मानवो भृगुः । अस्य सर्वस्य शृणुत कर्मयोगस्य निर्णयम् ॥ २ ॥

sanskrit

To the great sages (who addressed him thus) righteous Bhrigu, sprung from Manu, answered, ’Hear the decision concerning this whole connexion with actions.’

english translation

sa tAnuvAca dharmAtmA maharSIn mAnavo bhRguH | asya sarvasya zRNuta karmayogasya nirNayam || 2 ||

hk transliteration

शुभाशुभफलं कर्म मनोवाग्देहसम्भवम् । कर्मजा गतयो नॄणामुत्तमाधममध्यमः ॥ ३ ॥

sanskrit

Action, which springs from the mind, from speech, and from the body, produces either good or evil results; by action are caused the (various) conditions of men, the highest, the middling, and the lowest.

english translation

zubhAzubhaphalaM karma manovAgdehasambhavam | karmajA gatayo nRRNAmuttamAdhamamadhyamaH || 3 ||

hk transliteration

तस्यैह त्रिविधस्यापि त्र्यधिष्ठानस्य देहिनः । दशलक्षणयुक्तस्य मनो विद्यात् प्रवर्तकम् ॥ ४ ॥

sanskrit

Know that the mind is the instigator here below, even to that (action) which is connected with the body, (and) which is of three kinds, has three locations, and falls under ten heads.

english translation

tasyaiha trividhasyApi tryadhiSThAnasya dehinaH | dazalakSaNayuktasya mano vidyAt pravartakam || 4 ||

hk transliteration

परद्रव्येष्वभिध्यानं मनसाऽनिष्टचिन्तनम् । वितथाभिनिवेशश्च त्रिविधं कर्म मानसम् ॥ ५ ॥

sanskrit

Coveting the property of others, thinking in one’s heart of what is undesirable, and adherence to false (doctrines), are the three kinds of (sinful) mental action.

english translation

paradravyeSvabhidhyAnaM manasA'niSTacintanam | vitathAbhinivezazca trividhaM karma mAnasam || 5 ||

hk transliteration