Manusmriti

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यथा चैवापरः पक्षः पूर्वपक्षाद् विशिष्यते । तथा श्राद्धस्य पूर्वाह्णादपराह्णो विशिष्यते ॥ २७८ ॥

sanskrit

As the second half of the month is preferable to the first half, even so the afternoon is better for (the performance of) a funeral sacrifice than the forenoon.

english translation

yathA caivAparaH pakSaH pUrvapakSAd viziSyate | tathA zrAddhasya pUrvAhNAdaparAhNo viziSyate || 278 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/manusmriti/3/278

यथा चैवापरः पक्षः पूर्वपक्षाद् विशिष्यते । तथा श्राद्धस्य पूर्वाह्णादपराह्णो विशिष्यते ॥ २७८ ॥

sanskrit

As the second half of the month is preferable to the first half, even so the afternoon is better for (the performance of) a funeral sacrifice than the forenoon.

english translation

yathA caivAparaH pakSaH pUrvapakSAd viziSyate | tathA zrAddhasya pUrvAhNAdaparAhNo viziSyate || 278 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript