Manusmriti

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मध्यन्दिनेऽर्धरात्रे च श्राद्धं भुक्त्वा च सामिषम् । सन्ध्ययोरुभयोश्चैव न सेवेत चतुष्पथम् ॥ १३१ ॥

sanskrit

At midday and at midnight, after partaking of meat at a funeral dinner, and in the two twilights let him not stay long on a cross-road.

english translation

madhyandine'rdharAtre ca zrAddhaM bhuktvA ca sAmiSam | sandhyayorubhayozcaiva na seveta catuSpatham || 131 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

उद्वर्तनमपस्नानं विण्मूत्रे रक्तमेव च । श्लेश्मनिष्ठ्यूतवान्तानि नाधितिष्ठेत् तु कामतः ॥ १३२ ॥

sanskrit

Let him not step intentionally on things used for cleansing the body, on water used for a bath, on urine or ordure, on blood, on mucus, and on anything spat out or vomited.

english translation

udvartanamapasnAnaM viNmUtre raktameva ca | zlezmaniSThyUtavAntAni nAdhitiSThet tu kAmataH || 132 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

वैरिणं नोपसेवेत सहायं चैव वैरिणः । अधार्मिकं तस्करं च परस्यैव च योषितम् ॥ १३३ ॥

sanskrit

Let him not show particular attention to an enemy, to the friend of an enemy, to a wicked man, to a thief, or to the wife of another man.

english translation

vairiNaM nopaseveta sahAyaM caiva vairiNaH | adhArmikaM taskaraM ca parasyaiva ca yoSitam || 133 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

न हीदृशमनायुष्यं लोके किं चन विद्यते । यादृशं पुरुषस्येह परदारोपसेवनम् ॥ १३४ ॥

sanskrit

For in this world there is nothing so detrimental to long life as criminal conversation with another man’s wife.

english translation

na hIdRzamanAyuSyaM loke kiM cana vidyate | yAdRzaM puruSasyeha paradAropasevanam || 134 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

क्षत्रियं चैव सर्पं च ब्राह्मणं च बहुश्रुतम् । नावमन्येत वै भूष्णुः कृशानपि कदा चन ॥ १३५ ॥

sanskrit

Let him who desires prosperity, indeed, never despise a Kshatriya, a snake, and a learned Brahmana, be they ever so feeble.

english translation

kSatriyaM caiva sarpaM ca brAhmaNaM ca bahuzrutam | nAvamanyeta vai bhUSNuH kRzAnapi kadA cana || 135 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript