Manusmriti

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सत्यानृतं तु वाणिज्यं तेन चैवापि जीव्यते । सेवा श्ववृत्तिराख्याता तस्मात् तां परिवर्जयेत् ॥ ६ ॥

sanskrit

But trade and (money-lending) are Satyanrita, even by that one may subsist. Service is called Svavritti; therefore one should avoid it.

english translation

satyAnRtaM tu vANijyaM tena caivApi jIvyate | sevA zvavRttirAkhyAtA tasmAt tAM parivarjayet || 6 ||

hk transliteration

कुसूलधान्यको वा स्यात् कुम्भीधान्यक एव वा । त्र्यहेहिको वाऽपि भवेदश्वस्तनिक एव वा ॥ ७ ॥

sanskrit

He may either possess enough to fill a granary, or a store filling a grain-jar; or he may collect what suffices for three days, or make no provision for the morrow.

english translation

kusUladhAnyako vA syAt kumbhIdhAnyaka eva vA | tryahehiko vA'pi bhavedazvastanika eva vA || 7 ||

hk transliteration

चतुर्णामपि चैतेषां द्विजानां गृहमेधिनाम् । ज्यायान् परः परो ज्ञेयो धर्मतो लोकजित्तमः ॥ ८ ॥

sanskrit

Moreover, among these four Brahmana householders, each later-(named) must be considered more distinguished, and through his virtue to have conquered the world more completely.

english translation

caturNAmapi caiteSAM dvijAnAM gRhamedhinAm | jyAyAn paraH paro jJeyo dharmato lokajittamaH || 8 ||

hk transliteration

षट्कर्मैको भवत्येषां त्रिभिरन्यः प्रवर्तते । द्वाभ्यामेकश्चतुर्थस्तु ब्रह्मसत्त्रेण जीवति ॥ ९ ॥

sanskrit

One of these follows six occupations, another subsists by three, one by two, but the fourth lives by the Brahmasattra.

english translation

SaTkarmaiko bhavatyeSAM tribhiranyaH pravartate | dvAbhyAmekazcaturthastu brahmasattreNa jIvati || 9 ||

hk transliteration

वर्तयंश्च शिलौञ्छाभ्यामग्निहोत्रपरायणः । इष्टीः पार्वायणान्तीयाः केवला निर्वपेत् सदा ॥ १० ॥

sanskrit

He who maintains himself by picking up grains and ears of corn, must be always intent on (the performance of) the Agnihotra, and constantly offer those Ishtis only, which are prescribed for the days of the conjunction and opposition (of the moon), and for the solstices.

english translation

vartayaMzca zilauJchAbhyAmagnihotraparAyaNaH | iSTIH pArvAyaNAntIyAH kevalA nirvapet sadA || 10 ||

hk transliteration