Markandeya Purana — Chapter 34
MkP 34.1
एवं पुत्र ! गृहस्थेन देवताः पितरस्तथा । संपूज्या हव्यकव्याभ्यामन्नेनातिथिबान्धवाः
evaṃ putra ! gṛhasthena devatāḥ pitarastathā / saṃpūjyā havyakavyābhyāmannenātithibāndhavāḥ
Thus, my son, by a householder the gods and the ancestors are to be worshipped with the havya and kavya offerings, and guests and kinsmen with food.
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MkP 34.2
भूतानि भृत्याः सकलाः पशुपक्षिपिपीलिकाः । भिक्षवो याचमानाश्च ये चान्ये वसता गृहे
bhūtāni bhṛtyāḥ sakalāḥ paśupakṣipipīlikāḥ / bhikṣavo yācamānāśca ye cānye vasatā gṛhe
(So too must be honoured) the (elemental) beings, all the servants, cattle, birds and ants, mendicants and beggars, and whoever else dwells in the house.
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MkP 34.3
सदाचारवता तात ! साधुना गृहमेधिना । पापं भुङ्क्ते समुल्लङ्घ्य नित्यनैमित्तिकीः क्रियाः
sadācāravatā tāta ! sādhunā gṛhamedhinā / pāpaṃ bhuṅkte samullaṅghya nityanaimittikīḥ kriyāḥ
Dear (child), a good householder who observes right conduct — (but who) eats sin by neglecting the obligatory and occasional rites.
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MkP 34.4
कथितं मे त्वया मातर्नित्य नैमित्तिकञ्च यत् । नित्यनैमित्तिकञ्चैव त्रिविधं कर्म पौरुषम्
kathitaṃ me tvayā mātarnitya naimittikañca yat / nityanaimittikañcaiva trividhaṃ karma pauruṣam
Mother, you have told me what is obligatory and what is occasional, and the obligatory-occasional too — the threefold action of man.
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MkP 34.5
सदाचारमहं श्रोतुमिच्छामि कुलनन्दिनि । यत् कुर्वन् सुखमाप्रोति परत्रेह च मानवः
sadācāramahaṃ śrotumicchāmi kulanandini / yat kurvan sukhamāproti paratreha ca mānavaḥ
I wish to hear about right conduct, O delight of the family — by doing which a man attains happiness here and in the world beyond.
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MkP 34.6
गृहस्थेन सदा कार्यमाचारपरिपालनम् । न ह्याचारविहीनस्य सुखमत्र परत्र वा
gṛhasthena sadā kāryamācāraparipālanam / na hyācāravihīnasya sukhamatra paratra vā
A householder must always keep up the observance of (right) conduct; for one devoid of conduct there is no happiness here or in the world beyond.
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MkP 34.7
यज्ञदानतपांसीह पुरुषस्य च भूतये । भवन्ति यः सदाचारं समुल्लङ्घ्य प्रवर्तते
yajñadānatapāṃsīha puruṣasya ca bhūtaye / bhavanti yaḥ sadācāraṃ samullaṅghya pravartate
Sacrifices, gifts and austerities here serve a man's welfare (only if he keeps right conduct); (as for) him who acts transgressing right conduct —
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MkP 34.8
दुराचारो हि पुरुषो नेहायुर्विन्दते महत् । कार्यो यत्नः सदाचारे आचारो हन्त्यलक्षणम्
durācāro hi puruṣo nehāyurvindate mahat / kāryo yatnaḥ sadācāre ācāro hantyalakṣaṇam
For a man of bad conduct does not obtain long life here; effort must be made in right conduct — conduct destroys (the effect of) inauspicious marks.
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MkP 34.9
तस्य स्वरूपं वक्ष्यामि सदाचारस्य पुत्रक । तन्ममैकमनाः श्रुत्वा तथैव परिपालय
tasya svarūpaṃ vakṣyāmi sadācārasya putraka / tanmamaikamanāḥ śrutvā tathaiva paripālaya
I shall tell you the very nature of that right conduct, little son; hear it from me with single-minded attention and observe it just so.
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MkP 34.10
त्रिवर्गसाधने यत्नः कर्तव्यो गृहमेधिना । तत्संसिद्धो गृहस्थस्य सिद्धिरत्र परत्र च
trivargasādhane yatnaḥ kartavyo gṛhamedhinā / tatsaṃsiddho gṛhasthasya siddhiratra paratra ca
A householder should make effort in accomplishing the three ends (dharma, wealth, pleasure); when that is fully accomplished, the householder has success here and in the world beyond.
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MkP 34.11
पादेनार्थस्य पारत्र्यं कुर्यात् सञ्चयमात्मवान् । अर्धेन चात्मभरणन्नित्यनैमित्तिकान्वितम्
pādenārthasya pāratryaṃ kuryāt sañcayamātmavān / ardhena cātmabharaṇannityanaimittikānvitam
With a quarter of his wealth the self-possessed man should make provision for the next world; with a half, the maintenance of himself, together with the obligatory and occasional rites;
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MkP 34.12
पादञ्चात्मार्थमायस्य मूलभूतं विवर्धयेत् । एवमाचरतः पुत्र ! अर्थः साफल्यमर्हति
pādañcātmārthamāyasya mūlabhūtaṃ vivardhayet / evamācarataḥ putra ! arthaḥ sāphalyamarhati
and with a quarter of his income, for his own sake, he should increase his capital. Acting thus, son, wealth deserves to bear fruit.
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MkP 34.13
तद्वत् पापनिषेधार्थं धर्मः कार्यो विपश्चिता । परत्रार्थं तथैवान्यः काम्यो ऽत्रैव फलप्रदः
tadvat pāpaniṣedhārthaṃ dharmaḥ kāryo vipaścitā / paratrārthaṃ tathaivānyaḥ kāmyo 'traiva phalapradaḥ
In the same way dharma is to be practised by the wise man for the prevention of sin, and likewise another (kind of dharma) for the sake of the next world; and (yet another,) prompted by desire, yields fruit here itself.
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MkP 34.16
प्रत्यवायभयात् काम्यस्तथान्यश्चाविरोधवान् । द्विधा कामो ऽपि गदितस्त्रिवर्गस्याविरोधतः ॥ मर्क्प्_३४।१४ ॥परम्परानुबन्धांश्च धर्मादींस्तान् शृणुष्व मे ॥ मर्क्प्_३४।१५ ॥ धर्मो धर्मानुबन्धार्थो धर्मो नात्मार्थबाधकः । उभाभ्याञ्च द्विधा कामस्तेन तौ च द्विधा पुनः
pratyavāyabhayāt kāmyastathānyaścāvirodhavān / dvidhā kāmo 'pi gaditastrivargasyāvirodhataḥ // markp_34.14 //paramparānubandhāṃśca dharmādīṃstān śṛṇuṣva me // markp_34.15 // dharmo dharmānubandhārtho dharmo nātmārthabādhakaḥ / ubhābhyāñca dvidhā kāmastena tau ca dvidhā punaḥ
(One kind of act is) done from desire out of fear of transgression, and another is not in conflict (with the other ends); desire too is declared to be twofold, according as it does or does not conflict with the three ends. ... And hear from me those—dharma and the rest—in their mutual interconnection: dharma whose sequel is dharma, dharma that does not obstruct one's own interest; and desire is twofold through both of these, and so those two again are twofold.
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MkP 34.17
बाह्मे मुहूर्ते बुध्येत धर्मार्थौ चापि चिन्तयेत् । समुत्थाय तथाचम्य प्राङ्मुखो नियतः शुचिः
bāhme muhūrte budhyeta dharmārthau cāpi cintayet / samutthāya tathācamya prāṅmukho niyataḥ śuciḥ
He should wake at the brāhma hour and reflect on dharma and wealth; having risen and rinsed his mouth, facing east, restrained and pure (he should worship).
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MkP 34.18
पूर्वां सन्ध्यां सनक्षत्रां पश्चिमां सदिवाकराम् । उपासीत यथान्यायं नैनां जह्यादनापदि
pūrvāṃ sandhyāṃ sanakṣatrāṃ paścimāṃ sadivākarām / upāsīta yathānyāyaṃ naināṃ jahyādanāpadi
He should worship the morning twilight while the stars are (still visible) and the evening twilight while the sun is (still up), according to rule; he should not omit it except in emergency.
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MkP 34.19
असत्प्रलापमनृतं वाक्पारुष्यञ्च वर्जयेत् । असच्छास्त्रमसद्वादमसत्सेवाञ्च पुत्रक !
asatpralāpamanṛtaṃ vākpāruṣyañca varjayet / asacchāstramasadvādamasatsevāñca putraka !
He should avoid idle chatter, falsehood and harshness of speech, and bad books, bad talk and bad company, little son.
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MkP 34.20
सायं प्रापतस्तथा होमं कुर्वोत नियतात्मवान् । नोदयास्तमने बिम्बमुदीक्षेत विवस्वतः
sāyaṃ prāpatastathā homaṃ kurvota niyatātmavān / nodayāstamane bimbamudīkṣeta vivasvataḥ
So too, self-restrained, he should perform the oblation at evening and at dawn; he should not gaze at the sun's disc at its rising or setting.
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MkP 34.21
केशप्रसाधनादर्शदर्शनं दन्तधावनम् । पूर्वाह्न एव कार्याणि देवतानाञ्च तर्पणम्
keśaprasādhanādarśadarśanaṃ dantadhāvanam / pūrvāhna eva kāryāṇi devatānāñca tarpaṇam
Dressing the hair, looking in a mirror, cleaning the teeth, and the offering of water to the gods are to be done in the forenoon only.
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MkP 34.22
ग्रामावसथतीर्थानां क्षेत्राणाञ्चैव वर्त्मनि । विण्मूत्रं नानुतिष्ठेत न कृष्टे न च गोव्रजे
grāmāvasathatīrthānāṃ kṣetrāṇāñcaiva vartmani / viṇmūtraṃ nānutiṣṭheta na kṛṣṭe na ca govraje
He should not void excrement or urine on the path to a village, a dwelling, a bathing place or a field, nor on ploughed land, nor in a cow-pen.
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MkP 34.23
नग्नां परस्त्रियं नेक्षेन्न पश्येदात्मनः सकृत् । उदक्या दर्शनां स्पर्शो वर्ज्यं सम्भाषणन्तथा
nagnāṃ parastriyaṃ nekṣenna paśyedātmanaḥ sakṛt / udakyā darśanāṃ sparśo varjyaṃ sambhāṣaṇantathā
He should not look at another man's wife naked, nor look at his own even once (?); the sight and touch of a menstruating woman, and conversation with her, are to be avoided.
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MkP 34.24
नाप्सु मूत्रं पुरीषं वा मैथुनं वा समाचरेत् । नाधितिष्ठेच्छकृन्मूत्रकेशभस्मकपालिकाः
nāpsu mūtraṃ purīṣaṃ vā maithunaṃ vā samācaret / nādhitiṣṭhecchakṛnmūtrakeśabhasmakapālikāḥ
One should not pass urine or excrement in water, nor engage in sexual intercourse (there); nor should one step upon feces, urine, hair, ashes, or potsherds.
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MkP 34.25
तुषाङ्गारास्थिशीर्णानि रज्जुवस्त्रादिकानि च । नाधितिष्ठेत्तथा प्राज्ञः पथि चैवन्तथा भुवि
tuṣāṅgārāsthiśīrṇāni rajjuvastrādikāni ca / nādhitiṣṭhettathā prājñaḥ pathi caivantathā bhuvi
Husks, embers, bones, broken things, and ropes, cloths and the like — upon these the wise man should not step, nor (should he step) upon the road, nor likewise upon the bare ground.
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MkP 34.26
पितृदेवमनुष्याणां भूतानाञ्च तथार्च्चनम् । कृत्वा विभवतः पश्चाद् गृहस्थो भोक्तुमर्हति
pitṛdevamanuṣyāṇāṃ bhūtānāñca tathārccanam / kṛtvā vibhavataḥ paścād gṛhastho bhoktumarhati
Having performed, according to his means, the worship of the ancestors, the gods, men, and (other) beings, the householder is then fit to eat.
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MkP 34.27
प्राङ्मुखोदङ्मुखो वापि स्वाचान्तो वाग्यतः शुचिः । भुञ्जीतान्नञ्च तच्चित्तो ह्यन्तर्जानुः सदा नरः
prāṅmukhodaṅmukho vāpi svācānto vāgyataḥ śuciḥ / bhuñjītānnañca taccitto hyantarjānuḥ sadā naraḥ
Facing east or else facing north, having properly rinsed his mouth, restrained in speech, pure, a man should always eat his food with his mind upon it, keeping (his hands) between his knees.
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MkP 34.28
उपगातादृते दोषं नान्यस्योदीरयेद् बुधः । प्रत्यक्षलवणं वर्ज्यमन्नमत्युष्णमेव च
upagātādṛte doṣaṃ nānyasyodīrayed budhaḥ / pratyakṣalavaṇaṃ varjyamannamatyuṣṇameva ca
The wise man should not declare a fault (in the food) to anyone other than the server; salt (served) openly is to be avoided, and food that is too hot.
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MkP 34.29
न गच्छन्न च तिष्ठन् वै विण्मूत्रोत्सर्गमात्मवान् । कुर्वोत नैव चाचामन् यत् किञ्चिदपि भक्षयेत्
na gacchanna ca tiṣṭhan vai viṇmūtrotsargamātmavān / kurvota naiva cācāman yat kiñcidapi bhakṣayet
The self-possessed man should not void feces or urine while walking or standing; nor, while rinsing his mouth, should he eat anything whatsoever.
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MkP 34.30
उच्छिष्टो नालपेत् किञ्चित् स्वाध्यायञ्च विवर्जयेत् । गां ब्राह्मणं तथा चाग्निं स्वमूर्धानञ्च न स्पृशेत्
ucchiṣṭo nālapet kiñcit svādhyāyañca vivarjayet / gāṃ brāhmaṇaṃ tathā cāgniṃ svamūrdhānañca na spṛśet
With the remains of food (still on him) he should not speak at all, and he should refrain from Vedic recitation; nor should he touch a cow, a brahmin, fire, or his own head.
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MkP 34.31
न च पश्येद्रविं नेन्दुं न नक्षत्राणि कामतः । भिन्नासनं तथा शय्यां भाजनञ्च विवर्जयेत्
na ca paśyedraviṃ nenduṃ na nakṣatrāṇi kāmataḥ / bhinnāsanaṃ tathā śayyāṃ bhājanañca vivarjayet
And he should not look at the sun, nor the moon, nor the stars at will; likewise he should avoid a broken seat, bed, or vessel.
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MkP 34.32
गुरूणामासनं देयमभ्युत्थानादिसत्कृतम् । अनुकूलं तथालापमभिवादनपूर्वकम्
gurūṇāmāsanaṃ deyamabhyutthānādisatkṛtam / anukūlaṃ tathālāpamabhivādanapūrvakam
A seat should be given to elders, honored with rising up and the like, and agreeable speech, preceded by salutation.
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MkP 34.33
तथानुगमनं कुर्यात् प्रतिकूलं न संजयेत् । नैकवस्त्रश्च भुञ्जीत न कुर्याद्देवतार्चनम्
tathānugamanaṃ kuryāt pratikūlaṃ na saṃjayet / naikavastraśca bhuñjīta na kuryāddevatārcanam
Likewise he should walk behind (them); he should not utter what is disagreeable; and he should not eat wearing a single garment, nor perform worship of the gods (so clad).
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MkP 34.34
न वाहयेद् द्विजान्नाग्नौ मेहं कुर्वोत् बुद्धिमान् । स्नायीत न नरो नग्नो न शयीत कदाचन
na vāhayed dvijānnāgnau mehaṃ kurvot buddhimān / snāyīta na naro nagno na śayīta kadācana
The intelligent man should not make twice-born men carry (burdens), nor urinate into fire; a man should not bathe naked, nor ever lie down naked.
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MkP 34.35
न पाणिभ्यामुभाभ्याञ्च कण्डूयेत शिरस्तथा । न चाभीक्ष्णं शिरः स्त्रानं कार्यं निष्कारणं नरैः
na pāṇibhyāmubhābhyāñca kaṇḍūyeta śirastathā / na cābhīkṣṇaṃ śiraḥ strānaṃ kāryaṃ niṣkāraṇaṃ naraiḥ
Nor should he scratch his head with both hands; and men should not bathe the head repeatedly without cause.
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MkP 34.36
शिरः स्त्रातश्च तैलेन नाङ्गं किञ्चिदपि स्पृशेत् । अनध्यायेषु सर्वेषु स्वाध्यायञ्च विवर्जयेत्
śiraḥ strātaśca tailena nāṅgaṃ kiñcidapi spṛśet / anadhyāyeṣu sarveṣu svādhyāyañca vivarjayet
And after bathing the head with oil he should not touch any (other) limb (with it); and on all days unfit for study he should refrain from Vedic recitation.
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MkP 34.37
ब्राह्मणानिलगोसूर्यान् न मेहेत कदाचन । उदङ्मुखो दिवा रात्रावुत्सर्गं दक्षिणामुखः
brāhmaṇānilagosūryān na meheta kadācana / udaṅmukho divā rātrāvutsargaṃ dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ
He should never urinate facing brahmins, the wind, cows, or the sun; by day (he should void) facing north, at night facing south.
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MkP 34.38
आबाधाषु यथाकामं कुर्यान्मूत्रपुरीषयोः । दुष्कृतं न गुरोर्ब्रूयात् क्रुद्धं चैनं प्रसादयेत्
ābādhāṣu yathākāmaṃ kuryānmūtrapurīṣayoḥ / duṣkṛtaṃ na gurorbrūyāt kruddhaṃ cainaṃ prasādayet
In illnesses he may relieve himself of urine and excrement as he pleases. He should not speak of a teacher's misdeed, and should conciliate him when he is angry.
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MkP 34.39
परिवादं न शृणुयादन्येषामपि कुर्वताम् । पन्था देयो ब्राह्मणानां राज्ञो दुः खातुरस्य च
parivādaṃ na śṛṇuyādanyeṣāmapi kurvatām / panthā deyo brāhmaṇānāṃ rājño duḥ khāturasya ca
He should not listen to abuse, even when others are uttering it. The way is to be yielded to brahmins, to a king, to one in pain, to a sick man,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.40
विद्याधिकस्य गुर्विण्या भारार्तस्य यवीयसः । मूकान्धबधिराणाञ्च मत्तस्योन्मत्तकस्य च
vidyādhikasya gurviṇyā bhārārtasya yavīyasaḥ / mūkāndhabadhirāṇāñca mattasyonmattakasya ca
to one superior in learning, to a pregnant woman, to one burdened with a load, to an elder, to the mute, blind and deaf, to a drunken man and to a madman,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.41
पुंश्चल्याः कृतवैरस्य बालस्य पतितस्य च । देवालकं चैत्यतरुं तथैव च चतुष्पथम्
puṃścalyāḥ kṛtavairasya bālasya patitasya ca / devālakaṃ caityataruṃ tathaiva ca catuṣpatham
to a wanton woman, to one with whom enmity has been formed, to a child, and to an outcast; likewise (way is to be given to) a temple image, a sacred tree, and a crossroads.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 34.42
विद्याधिकं गुरुं देवं बुधः कुर्यात् प्रदक्षिणम् । उपानद्वस्त्रमाल्यादि धृतमन्यैर्न धारयेत्
vidyādhikaṃ guruṃ devaṃ budhaḥ kuryāt pradakṣiṇam / upānadvastramālyādi dhṛtamanyairna dhārayet
The wise man should circumambulate one superior in learning, a teacher, and a deity; he should not wear shoes, clothes, garlands and the like that have been worn by others.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.43
उपवीतमलङ्कारं करकञ्चैव वर्जयेत् । चतुर्दश्यान्तथाष्टम्यां पञ्चदश्याञ्च पर्वसु
upavītamalaṅkāraṃ karakañcaiva varjayet / caturdaśyāntathāṣṭamyāṃ pañcadaśyāñca parvasu
He should avoid (another's) sacred thread, ornament, and water-pot. On the fourteenth, the eighth, and the fifteenth days, and on the (other) junctures of the moon,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.44
तैलाभ्यङ्गं तथा भोगं योषितश्च विवर्जयेत् । न क्षिप्तपादजङ्घश्च प्राज्ञस्तिष्ठेत् कदाचन
tailābhyaṅgaṃ tathā bhogaṃ yoṣitaśca vivarjayet / na kṣiptapādajaṅghaśca prājñastiṣṭhet kadācana
He should avoid oil-massage, and also (sexual) enjoyment and women; and the wise man should never stand with his feet and shanks flung out.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.45
न चापि विक्षिपेत् पादौ पादं पादेन नाक्रमेत् । मर्माभिघातमाक्रोशं पैशुन्यञ्च विवर्जयेत्
na cāpi vikṣipet pādau pādaṃ pādena nākramet / marmābhighātamākrośaṃ paiśunyañca vivarjayet
Nor should he stretch out his feet (improperly), nor tread on one foot with the other; he should avoid striking at vital spots, abuse, and slander.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.46
दम्भाभिमानतीक्ष्णानि न कुर्वोत विचक्षणः । मूर्खोन्मत्तव्यसनिनो विरूपान्मायिनस्तथा
dambhābhimānatīkṣṇāni na kurvota vicakṣaṇaḥ / mūrkhonmattavyasanino virūpānmāyinastathā
The discerning man should not do things marked by hypocrisy, arrogance and harshness; nor (should he mock) the foolish, the mad, the addicted, the deformed, and deceivers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 34.47
न्यूनाङ्गांश्चाधिकाङ्गांश्च नोपहासैर्विदूषयेत् । परस्य दण्डं नोद्यच्छेच्छिक्षार्थं पुत्रशिष्ययोः
nyūnāṅgāṃścādhikāṅgāṃśca nopahāsairvidūṣayet / parasya daṇḍaṃ nodyacchecchikṣārthaṃ putraśiṣyayoḥ
nor should he insult with mockery those with defective limbs or with extra limbs; he should not raise a rod against another, except for the instruction of a son or a pupil.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.48
तद्वन्नोपविशेत् प्राज्ञः पादेनाक्रम्य चासनम् । संयावं कृषरं मांसं नात्मार्थमुपसाधयेत्
tadvannopaviśet prājñaḥ pādenākramya cāsanam / saṃyāvaṃ kṛṣaraṃ māṃsaṃ nātmārthamupasādhayet
Likewise the wise man should not sit down having pressed the seat with his foot; he should not prepare saṃyāva (a wheat-cake), kṛsara (rice-and-sesame), or meat for his own sake.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.49
सायं प्रातश्च भोक्तव्यं कृत्वा चातिथिपूजनम् । प्राङ्मुखोदङ्मुको वापि वाग्यतो दन्तधावनम्
sāyaṃ prātaśca bhoktavyaṃ kṛtvā cātithipūjanam / prāṅmukhodaṅmuko vāpi vāgyato dantadhāvanam
One should eat evening and morning, after having performed the honouring of guests; and (one should do) the tooth-cleaning facing east or facing north, keeping silence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.50
कुर्वोत सततं वत्स ! वर्जयेद्वर्ज्यवीरुधः । नोदक्शिराः स्वपेज्जातु न चप्रत्यक्शिरा नरः
kurvota satataṃ vatsa ! varjayedvarjyavīrudhaḥ / nodakśirāḥ svapejjātu na capratyakśirā naraḥ
One should do (this) constantly, my child; one should avoid the plants that are to be avoided. A man should never sleep with his head to the north, nor with his head to the west.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.51
शिरस्यगस्त्यमास्थाय शयीताथ पुरन्दरम् । न तु गन्धवतीष्वप्सु स्नायीत न तथा निशि
śirasyagastyamāsthāya śayītātha purandaram / na tu gandhavatīṣvapsu snāyīta na tathā niśi
Rather, placing Agastya (the south) at his head, or else Purandara (the east), he should lie down. And he should not bathe in scented waters, nor likewise at night;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.52
उपरागे परं स्नानमृते दिनमुदाहृतम् । अपमृज्यान्न चास्नातो गात्राण्यम्बरपाणिभिः
uparāge paraṃ snānamṛte dinamudāhṛtam / apamṛjyānna cāsnāto gātrāṇyambarapāṇibhiḥ
except that at an eclipse bathing is declared (permitted) apart from (the rule about) daytime. And one who has not bathed should not wipe his limbs with cloth or hands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 34.53
न चापि धूनयेत् केशान् वाससी न च धूनयेत् । नानुलेपनमादद्यादस्नातः कर्हिचिद् बुधः
na cāpi dhūnayet keśān vāsasī na ca dhūnayet / nānulepanamādadyādasnātaḥ karhicid budhaḥ
Nor should he shake out his hair, nor should he shake out his two garments; and the wise man, when unbathed, should never take unguent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.54
न चापि रक्तवासाः स्याच्चित्रासितधरो ऽपि वा । न च कुर्याद्विपर्यासं वाससोर्नापि भूषणे
na cāpi raktavāsāḥ syāccitrāsitadharo 'pi vā / na ca kuryādviparyāsaṃ vāsasornāpi bhūṣaṇe
Nor should he be one wearing red clothes, nor one wearing variegated or black (clothes); and he should not make a reversal (a change of the right and left order) of his two garments, nor of his ornaments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 34.55
वर्ज्यञ्च विदशं वस्त्रमत्यन्तोपहतञ्च यत् । केशकीटावपन्नञ्च क्षुण्णं श्वभिरवेक्षितम्
varjyañca vidaśaṃ vastramatyantopahatañca yat / keśakīṭāvapannañca kṣuṇṇaṃ śvabhiravekṣitam
And a garment is to be avoided that is torn, or that is utterly damaged, or that hair or insects have fallen upon, or that has been trampled or looked at by dogs;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 34.56
अवलीढावपन्नञ्च सारोद्धरणदूषितम् । पृष्ठमांसं वृथामांसं वर्ज्यमांसञ्च पुत्रक !
avalīḍhāvapannañca sāroddharaṇadūṣitam / pṛṣṭhamāṃsaṃ vṛthāmāṃsaṃ varjyamāṃsañca putraka !
and (what is) licked, and (what has something) fallen into it, and what is spoiled by having its essence extracted; back-flesh, meat (killed) in vain, and forbidden meat, little son—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 34.57
न भक्षयीत सततं प्रत्यक्षलवणानि च । वर्ज्यं चिरोषितं पुत्र ! भक्तं पर्युषितञ्च यत्
na bhakṣayīta satataṃ pratyakṣalavaṇāni ca / varjyaṃ ciroṣitaṃ putra ! bhaktaṃ paryuṣitañca yat
these one should never eat, nor salts (served) openly; and what has stood long is to be avoided, my son, and food that has gone stale.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.58
पिष्टशाकेक्षुपयसां विकारान्नृपनन्दन! । तथा मांसविकारांश्च ते च वर्ज्याश्चिरोषिताः
piṣṭaśākekṣupayasāṃ vikārānnṛpanandana! / tathā māṃsavikārāṃśca te ca varjyāściroṣitāḥ
Preparations of flour, vegetables, sugarcane and milk, O delight of the king, and likewise preparations of meat—these too are to be avoided when they have stood long.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.60
उदयास्तमने भानोः शयनञ्च विवर्जयेत् । नास्नातो नैव संविष्टो न चैवान्यमना नरः ॥ मर्क्प्_३४।५९ ॥ न चैव शयने नोर्व्यामुपविष्टो न शब्दवत् । न चैकवस्त्रो न वदन् प्रेक्षतामप्रदाय च
udayāstamane bhānoḥ śayanañca vivarjayet / nāsnāto naiva saṃviṣṭo na caivānyamanā naraḥ // markp_34.59 // na caiva śayane norvyāmupaviṣṭo na śabdavat / na caikavastro na vadan prekṣatāmapradāya ca
And one should avoid sleeping at the sunrise and sunset of the sun. A man should not eat unbathed, nor when lying down, nor with his mind elsewhere, (34.59) nor on a bed, nor seated on the ground, nor noisily, nor wearing a single garment, nor while speaking, nor without first giving to those who look on;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.61
भुञ्जीत पुरुषः स्नातः सायं प्रातर्यथाविधि । परदारा न गन्तव्याः पुरुषेण विपश्चिता
bhuñjīta puruṣaḥ snātaḥ sāyaṃ prātaryathāvidhi / paradārā na gantavyāḥ puruṣeṇa vipaścitā
a man should eat bathed, evening and morning, according to rule. Other men's wives are not to be approached by a wise man.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.62
इष्टापूर्तायुषां हन्त्री परदारगतिर्नृणाम् । न हीदृशमनायुष्यं लोके किञ्चन विद्यते
iṣṭāpūrtāyuṣāṃ hantrī paradāragatirnṛṇām / na hīdṛśamanāyuṣyaṃ loke kiñcana vidyate
For men, going to another's wife destroys their sacrifices, their works of merit, and their lifespan; for there is nothing in the world so life-destroying
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.63
यादृशं पुरुषस्येह परदाराभिमर्षणम् । देवार्चनाग्निकार्याण तथा गुर्वभिवादनम्
yādṛśaṃ puruṣasyeha paradārābhimarṣaṇam / devārcanāgnikāryāṇa tathā gurvabhivādanam
as touching another's wife is for a man here. The worship of the gods, the fire rites, and likewise the salutation of elders,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.64
कुर्वोत सम्यगाचम्य तद्वदन्नभुजिक्रियाम् । अफेनाभिरगन्धाभिरद्भरच्छाभिरादरात्
kurvota samyagācamya tadvadannabhujikriyām / aphenābhiragandhābhiradbharacchābhirādarāt
one should perform after properly sipping water, and likewise the act of eating food—(sipping) reverently with water that is free of foam, free of smell, and clear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.65
आचामेत् पुत्र ! पुण्याभिः प्राङ्मुखोदङ्मुखो ऽपि वा । अन्तर्जलादावसथाद्वल्मीकान्मूषिकस्थलात्
ācāmet putra ! puṇyābhiḥ prāṅmukhodaṅmukho 'pi vā / antarjalādāvasathādvalmīkānmūṣikasthalāt
He should rinse (his mouth) with pure (waters), my son, facing east or else facing north. (Earth) from within water, from a dwelling-place, from an anthill, from a mouse-mound,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.66
कृतशौचावशिष्टाश्च वर्जयेत् पञ्च वै मृदः । प्रक्षाल्य हस्तौ पादौ च समभ्युक्ष्य समाहितः
kṛtaśaucāvaśiṣṭāśca varjayet pañca vai mṛdaḥ / prakṣālya hastau pādau ca samabhyukṣya samāhitaḥ
and what is left over from earth used for cleansing — these five earths indeed he should avoid; having washed his hands and feet and sprinkled himself, composed in mind,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.67
अन्तर्जानुस्तथाऽचामेत् त्रिश्चतुर्वा पिबेदपः । परिमृज्य द्विरास्यान्तं खानि मूर्धानमेव च
antarjānustathā'cāmet triścaturvā pibedapaḥ / parimṛjya dvirāsyāntaṃ khāni mūrdhānameva ca
he should thus rinse (with hands held) between the knees, and drink water three or four times; then wipe the region of the mouth twice, and (likewise) the openings (of the head) and the head itself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.68
सम्यगाचम्य तोयेन क्रियां कुर्वोत वै शुचिः । देवतानामृषीणाञ्च पितॄणाञ्चैव यत्नतः
samyagācamya toyena kriyāṃ kurvota vai śuciḥ / devatānāmṛṣīṇāñca pitṝṇāñcaiva yatnataḥ
Having properly rinsed with water, being pure, he should perform the rite — for the gods, for the seers, and for the fathers — carefully.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.69
समाहितमना भूत्वा कुर्वोत सततं नरः । क्षुत्त्वा निष्ठीव्य वासश्च परिधायाचमेद् बुधः
samāhitamanā bhūtvā kurvota satataṃ naraḥ / kṣuttvā niṣṭhīvya vāsaśca paridhāyācamed budhaḥ
Becoming composed in mind, a man should always perform it; after sneezing, after spitting, and after putting on a garment, the wise man should rinse.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.70
क्षुते ऽवलीढे वान्ते च तथा निष्ठीवनादिषु । कुर्यादाचमनं स्पर्शं गोपृष्ठस्यार्कदर्शनम्
kṣute 'valīḍhe vānte ca tathā niṣṭhīvanādiṣu / kuryādācamanaṃ sparśaṃ gopṛṣṭhasyārkadarśanam
On sneezing, on licking (something), on vomiting, and likewise in cases of spitting and the like, he should perform the rinsing, the touching of a cow's back, (or) the looking at the sun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.71
कुर्वोतालम्बनं चापि दक्षिणश्रवणस्य वै । यथाविभवतो ह्येतत् पूर्वाभावे ततः परम्
kurvotālambanaṃ cāpi dakṣiṇaśravaṇasya vai / yathāvibhavato hyetat pūrvābhāve tataḥ param
And he may also take hold of his right ear; this (is to be done) according to what is available, for when the former is not possible, then the next.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.72
अविद्यमाने पूर्वोक्ते उत्तरप्राप्तिरिष्यते । न कुर्याद् दन्तसङ्घर्षं नात्मनो देहताडनम्
avidyamāne pūrvokte uttaraprāptiriṣyate / na kuryād dantasaṅgharṣaṃ nātmano dehatāḍanam
When the previously stated (means) is not available, recourse to the later one is approved. He should not grind his teeth, nor strike his own body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.73
स्वप्नाध्ययनभोज्यानि सन्ध्ययोश्च विवर्जयेत् । सन्ध्यायां मैथुनञ्चापि तथा प्रस्थानमेव च
svapnādhyayanabhojyāni sandhyayośca vivarjayet / sandhyāyāṃ maithunañcāpi tathā prasthānameva ca
He should avoid sleeping, study, and eating at the two twilights; and at twilight also sexual intercourse, and likewise setting out on a journey.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.74
पूर्वाह्ने तात ! देवानां मनुष्याणाञ्च मध्यमे । भक्त्या तथापराह्ने च कुर्वोत पितृपूजनम्
pūrvāhne tāta ! devānāṃ manuṣyāṇāñca madhyame / bhaktyā tathāparāhne ca kurvota pitṛpūjanam
In the forenoon, dear son, (worship) of the gods, and at midday of men; and in the afternoon one should perform with devotion the worship of the fathers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.75
शिरः स्नातश्च कुर्वोत दैवं पैत्र्यमथापि वा । प्राङ्मुखोदङ्मुखो वापि श्मश्रुकर्म च कारयेत्
śiraḥ snātaśca kurvota daivaṃ paitryamathāpi vā / prāṅmukhodaṅmukho vāpi śmaśrukarma ca kārayet
Having bathed his head, he should perform the rite for the gods or else that for the fathers; and facing east or facing north he should have the shaving of the beard done.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.76
व्यङ्गिनीं वर्जयेत् कन्यां कुलजामपि रोगिणीम् । विकृतां पिङ्गलाञ्चैव वाचाटां सर्वदूषिताम्
vyaṅginīṃ varjayet kanyāṃ kulajāmapi rogiṇīm / vikṛtāṃ piṅgalāñcaiva vācāṭāṃ sarvadūṣitām
He should avoid a girl who is deformed in a limb, even one of good family, and one who is diseased, one misshapen, one tawny-eyed, one talkative, one wholly tainted.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.77
अव्यङ्गीं सौम्यनासाञ्च स्रवलक्षणलक्षिताम् । तादृशीमुद्वहेत् कन्यां श्रेयः कामो नरः सदा
avyaṅgīṃ saumyanāsāñca sravalakṣaṇalakṣitām / tādṛśīmudvahet kanyāṃ śreyaḥ kāmo naraḥ sadā
A man who ever desires welfare should marry such a girl as is without bodily defect, with a pleasing nose, and marked with (all) the (auspicious) marks.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.78
उद्वहेत् पितृमात्रोश्च सप्तमीं पञ्चमीन्तथा । रक्षेद्दारान् त्यजेदीर्ष्यां दिवा च स्वप्नमैथुने
udvahet pitṛmātrośca saptamīṃ pañcamīntathā / rakṣeddārān tyajedīrṣyāṃ divā ca svapnamaithune
He should marry (a girl who is) the seventh from his father and the fifth from his mother; he should guard his wife, give up jealousy, and (avoid) sleep and intercourse by day.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.79
परोपतापकं कर्म जन्तुपीडाञ्च वर्जयेत् । उदक्या सर्ववर्णानां वर्ज्या रात्रिचतुष्टयम्
paropatāpakaṃ karma jantupīḍāñca varjayet / udakyā sarvavarṇānāṃ varjyā rātricatuṣṭayam
He should avoid action that causes pain to others and the injuring of living beings; a menstruating woman of all classes is to be avoided for four nights.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.80
स्त्रीजन्मपरिहारार्थं पञ्चमीमपि वर्जयेत् । ततः षष्ठ्यां व्रजेद्रात्र्यां श्रेष्ठा युगमासु पुत्रक
strījanmaparihārārthaṃ pañcamīmapi varjayet / tataḥ ṣaṣṭhyāṃ vrajedrātryāṃ śreṣṭhā yugamāsu putraka
In order to avoid the birth of a girl, he should avoid the fifth (night) too; then on the sixth night he may approach (her) — the even (nights) are the best, my son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.81
युग्मासु पुत्रा जायन्ते स्त्रियो ऽयुग्मासु रात्रिषु । तस्माद्युग्मासु पुत्रार्थो संविशेत सदा नरः
yugmāsu putrā jāyante striyo 'yugmāsu rātriṣu / tasmādyugmāsu putrārtho saṃviśeta sadā naraḥ
On the even nights sons are born, on the uneven nights daughters; therefore a man who desires a son should always lie (with his wife) on the even (nights).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.82
विधर्मिणो ऽह्नि पूर्वाख्ये सन्ध्याकाले च षण्डकाः । क्षुरकर्मणि वान्ते च स्त्रीसम्भोगे च पुत्रक
vidharmiṇo 'hni pūrvākhye sandhyākāle ca ṣaṇḍakāḥ / kṣurakarmaṇi vānte ca strīsambhoge ca putraka
Those who act against the rule in the earlier part of the day and at twilight (beget) eunuchs. At the shaving, on vomiting, and after intercourse with a woman, my son,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 34.83
स्नायीत चेलवान् प्राज्ञः कटभूमिमुपेत्य च । देववेदद्विजातीनां साधुसत्यमहात्मनाम्
snāyīta celavān prājñaḥ kaṭabhūmimupetya ca / devavedadvijātīnāṃ sādhusatyamahātmanām
the wise man should bathe with his garment on, after going to the (bathing) ground with the mat. Of the gods, the Vedas, the twice-born, the good, the truthful, the great-souled,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 34.84
गुरोः पतिव्रतानाञ्च तया यज्वितपस्विनाम् । परिवादं न कुर्वोत परिहासञ्च पुत्रक
guroḥ pativratānāñca tayā yajvitapasvinām / parivādaṃ na kurvota parihāsañca putraka
of one's teacher, of women devoted to their husbands, and likewise of sacrificers and ascetics — one should not utter abuse, nor mockery, my son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.85
कुर्वतामविनीतानां न श्रोतव्यं कथञ्चन । नोत्कृष्टशय्यासनयोर्नापकृष्टस्य चारुहेत्
kurvatāmavinītānāṃ na śrotavyaṃ kathañcana / notkṛṣṭaśayyāsanayornāpakṛṣṭasya cāruhet
One should by no means listen to the ill-mannered who make (such slander); nor should (one) mount a lofty bed or seat, nor that of an inferior person.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.86
न चामङ्गल्यवेशः स्यान्न चामङ्गल्यवाग्भवेत् । धवलाम्भरसंवीतः सितपुष्पविभूषितः
na cāmaṅgalyaveśaḥ syānna cāmaṅgalyavāgbhavet / dhavalāmbharasaṃvītaḥ sitapuṣpavibhūṣitaḥ
Nor should (one's) dress be inauspicious, nor should (one's) speech be inauspicious; (let him be) wrapped in white garments and adorned with white flowers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.88
नोद्धूतोन्मत्तमूढैश्च नाविनीतैश्च पण्डितः । गच्छेन्मैत्रीं न चाशीलैर्न च चौर्यादिदूषितैः ॥ मर्क्प्_३४।८७ ॥ न चातिव्ययशीलैश्च न लुब्धैर्नापि वैरिभिः । न बन्धकीभिर्न न्यूनैर्बन्धकीपतिभिस्तथा
noddhūtonmattamūḍhaiśca nāvinītaiśca paṇḍitaḥ / gacchenmaitrīṃ na cāśīlairna ca cauryādidūṣitaiḥ // markp_34.87 // na cātivyayaśīlaiśca na lubdhairnāpi vairibhiḥ / na bandhakībhirna nyūnairbandhakīpatibhistathā
The learned man should not enter into friendship with the arrogant, the mad and the stupid, nor with the ill-behaved, nor with those of bad character, nor with those tainted by theft and the like; nor with those given to excessive spending, nor with the greedy, nor with enemies, nor with harlots, nor with the base, nor likewise with the husbands of harlots.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.89
सार्धं न बलिभिः कुर्यान्न च न्यूनैर्न निन्दितैः । न सर्वशङ्किभिर्नित्यं न च दैवपरैर्नरैः
sārdhaṃ na balibhiḥ kuryānna ca nyūnairna ninditaiḥ / na sarvaśaṅkibhirnityaṃ na ca daivaparairnaraiḥ
He should not (make friendship) together with the powerful, nor with the base, nor with the censured, nor ever with those who suspect everything, nor with men who rely (only) on fate.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.90
कुर्वोत साधुभिर्मैत्रीं सदाचारावलम्बिभिः । प्राज्ञैरपिशुनैः शक्तैः कर्मण्युद्योगभागिभिः
kurvota sādhubhirmaitrīṃ sadācārāvalambibhiḥ / prājñairapiśunaiḥ śaktaiḥ karmaṇyudyogabhāgibhiḥ
He should make friendship with the good, with those who hold to right conduct, with the wise, the non-slanderous, the capable, and those who apply effort in action.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.91
सुहृद्दीक्षितभूपालस्नातकश्वशुरैः सह । ऋत्विगादीन् षडर्घार्हानर्चयेच्च गृहागतान्
suhṛddīkṣitabhūpālasnātakaśvaśuraiḥ saha / ṛtvigādīn ṣaḍarghārhānarcayecca gṛhāgatān
And he should honour, when they come to his house, the six who deserve the honour-offering (argha), together with a friend, one consecrated (for a sacrifice), a king, a snātaka, and a father-in-law — the officiating priest and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.92
यथाविभवतः पुत्र ! द्विजान् संवत्सरोषितान् । अर्चयेन्मधुपर्केण यथाकालमतन्द्रितः
yathāvibhavataḥ putra ! dvijān saṃvatsaroṣitān / arcayenmadhuparkeṇa yathākālamatandritaḥ
According to (his) means, my son, he should honour with the honey-mixture (madhuparka), unwearied and at the proper time, brahmins who have stayed (with him) a year.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.93
तिष्ठेच्च शासने तेषां श्रेयस्कामो द्विजोत्तमः । न च तान् विवदेद्वीमानाक्रुष्टश्चापि तैः सदा
tiṣṭhecca śāsane teṣāṃ śreyaskāmo dvijottamaḥ / na ca tān vivadedvīmānākruṣṭaścāpi taiḥ sadā
And the best of brahmins, desiring welfare, should abide by their command; and the wise man should never dispute with them, even when reviled by them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.94
सम्यग्गृहार्चनं कृत्वा यथास्थानमनुक्रमात् । संपूजयेत्ततो वह्निं दद्याच्चैवाहुतीः क्रमात्
samyaggṛhārcanaṃ kṛtvā yathāsthānamanukramāt / saṃpūjayettato vahniṃ dadyāccaivāhutīḥ kramāt
Having properly performed the worship of the house, place by place in due order, he should then worship the fire and offer the oblations in sequence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.95
प्रथमां ब्रह्मणे दद्यात् प्रजानांपतये ततः । तृतीयाञ्चैव गुह्येभ्यः कश्यपाय तथापराम्
prathamāṃ brahmaṇe dadyāt prajānāṃpataye tataḥ / tṛtīyāñcaiva guhyebhyaḥ kaśyapāya tathāparām
He should offer the first to Brahmā, then (the next) to the Lord of Creatures, and the third to the hidden ones (guhyas), and likewise another to Kaśyapa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.96
ततो ऽनुमतये दत्त्वा दद्याद् गृहबलिन्ततः । पूर्वाख्यातं मया यत्ते नित्यकर्मक्रियाविधौ
tato 'numataye dattvā dadyād gṛhabalintataḥ / pūrvākhyātaṃ mayā yatte nityakarmakriyāvidhau
Then, having offered to Anumati, he should next offer the household offering (gṛhabali), which was described by me to you earlier in the rules for the performance of daily rites.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.97
वैश्वदेवन्ततः कुर्याद्धलयस्तत्र मे शृणु । यथास्थानविभागन्तु देवानुद्दिश्य वै पृथके
vaiśvadevantataḥ kuryāddhalayastatra me śṛṇu / yathāsthānavibhāgantu devānuddiśya vai pṛthake
Then he should perform the Vaiśvadeva (rite); hear from me the offerings therein — the distribution according to place, addressed to each god separately.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.98
पर्जन्याय धरित्रीणां दद्याच्च माणके त्रयम् । वायवे च प्रतिदिशं दिग्भ्यः प्राच्यादितः क्रमात्
parjanyāya dharitrīṇāṃ dadyācca māṇake trayam / vāyave ca pratidiśaṃ digbhyaḥ prācyāditaḥ kramāt
And he should give three measures to Parjanya (and) to the earths, and to Vāyu in each direction, to the quarters beginning with the east, in order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 34.99
ब्रह्मणे चान्तरीक्षाय सूर्याय च यथाक्रमम । विश्वेभ्यश्चैव देवेभ्यो विश्वबूतभ्य एव च
brahmaṇe cāntarīkṣāya sūryāya ca yathākramama / viśvebhyaścaiva devebhyo viśvabūtabhya eva ca
And to Brahmā, to the intermediate space, and to the Sun, in due order; and to the All-gods (Viśve Devāḥ), and to all beings as well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.100
उषसे भूतपतये दद्याच्चोत्तरतस्ततः । स्वधा नम इतीत्युक्त्वा पितृभ्यश्चापि दक्षिणे
uṣase bhūtapataye dadyāccottaratastataḥ / svadhā nama itītyuktvā pitṛbhyaścāpi dakṣiṇe
Then he should offer to Dawn and to the Lord of Beings on the north side; and, having said 'svadhā namaḥ', also to the fathers on the south.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.101
कृत्वापसव्यं वायव्यां यक्ष्मैतत्तेति भाजनात् । अन्नावशेषमिच्छन् वै तोयं दद्याद्यथाविधि
kṛtvāpasavyaṃ vāyavyāṃ yakṣmaitatteti bhājanāt / annāvaśeṣamicchan vai toyaṃ dadyādyathāvidhi
Having (turned) with the left side (to the offering), (he should offer) in the north-west with the words 'this is for you, O consumption'; and desiring (to keep) the remainder of the food, he should offer water according to rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 34.102
ततो ऽन्नाग्रं समुद्धृत्य हन्तकारोपकल्पनम् । यथाविधि यथान्यायं ब्राह्मणायोपपादयेत्
tato 'nnāgraṃ samuddhṛtya hantakāropakalpanam / yathāvidhi yathānyāyaṃ brāhmaṇāyopapādayet
Then, taking up the first portion of the food, he should present the 'hanta'-offering to a brahmin, according to rule and according to propriety.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.103
कुर्यात् कर्माणि तीर्थेन स्वेन स्वेन यथाविधि । देवादीनान्तथा कुर्याद् ब्राह्मेणाचमनक्रियाम्
kuryāt karmāṇi tīrthena svena svena yathāvidhi / devādīnāntathā kuryād brāhmeṇācamanakriyām
He should perform the rites with the appropriate tīrtha (part of the hand) for each, according to rule; thus for the gods and the rest he should perform the sipping of water with the brāhma tīrtha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.104
अङ्गुष्ठोत्तरतो रेखा पाणेर्या दक्षिणस्य तु । एतद् ब्राह्ममिति ख्यातं तीर्थमाचमनाय वै
aṅguṣṭhottarato rekhā pāṇeryā dakṣiṇasya tu / etad brāhmamiti khyātaṃ tīrthamācamanāya vai
The line on the right hand above the thumb — this is declared to be the brāhma tīrtha, for the sipping of water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.105
तर्जन्यङ्गुष्ठयोरन्तः पैत्र्यं तीर्थमुदाहृतम् । पितॄणां तेन तोयादि दद्यान्नान्दीमुखादृते
tarjanyaṅguṣṭhayorantaḥ paitryaṃ tīrthamudāhṛtam / pitṝṇāṃ tena toyādi dadyānnāndīmukhādṛte
The space between the forefinger and the thumb is called the tīrtha of the fathers; with that he should offer water and the rest to the fathers, except at the nāndīmukha (rite).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.106
अङ्गुल्यग्रे तथा दैवं तेन दिव्यक्रियाविधिः । तीर्थ कनिष्ठिकामूले कायं तेन प्रजापतेः
aṅgulyagre tathā daivaṃ tena divyakriyāvidhiḥ / tīrtha kaniṣṭhikāmūle kāyaṃ tena prajāpateḥ
At the tips of the fingers is the divine (tīrtha); by it (is done) the procedure of rites for the gods. The tīrtha at the root of the little finger is the "body" (kāya); by it (is done) what belongs to Prajāpati.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.107
एवमेभिः सदा तीर्थैर्देवानां पितृभिः सह । सदा कार्याणि कुर्वोत नान्यतीर्थेन कर्हिचित्
evamebhiḥ sadā tīrthairdevānāṃ pitṛbhiḥ saha / sadā kāryāṇi kurvota nānyatīrthena karhicit
Thus with these tīrthas one should always perform the rites for the gods together with (those for) the fathers; never with any other tīrtha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.109
ब्राह्मेणाचमनं शस्तं पित्र्यं पैत्र्येण सर्वदा । देवतीर्थेन देवानां प्राजापत्यं निजेन च ॥ मर्क्प्_३४।१०८ ॥ नान्दीमुखानां कुर्वोत प्राज्ञः पिण्डोदकक्रियाम् । प्राजापत्येन तीर्थेन यच्च किञ्चित् प्रजापतेः
brāhmeṇācamanaṃ śastaṃ pitryaṃ paitryeṇa sarvadā / devatīrthena devānāṃ prājāpatyaṃ nijena ca // markp_34.108 // nāndīmukhānāṃ kurvota prājñaḥ piṇḍodakakriyām / prājāpatyena tīrthena yacca kiñcit prajāpateḥ
Sipping water (ācamana) with the brahma (tīrtha) is commended, and that for the fathers always with the paitrya; (rites) of the gods with the deva-tīrtha, and what belongs to Prajāpati with its own. (34.108) The wise man should perform the rite of rice-balls and water for the nāndīmukha (fathers) with the prājāpatya tīrtha, and whatever else belongs to Prajāpati.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.110
युगपज्जलमग्निञ्च बिभृयान्न विचक्षणः । गुरुदेवान् प्रति तथा न च पादौ प्रसारयेत्
yugapajjalamagniñca bibhṛyānna vicakṣaṇaḥ / gurudevān prati tathā na ca pādau prasārayet
A discerning man should not carry water and fire at the same time, nor should he stretch out his feet toward teachers and gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.111
नाचक्षीत धयन्तीं गां जलं नाञ्जलिना पिबेत् । शौचकालेषु सर्वेषु गुरुष्वल्पेषु वा पुनः
nācakṣīta dhayantīṃ gāṃ jalaṃ nāñjalinā pibet / śaucakāleṣu sarveṣu guruṣvalpeṣu vā punaḥ
He should not look at a cow being suckled, nor drink water from his cupped hands; and at all times of purification, whether the great ones or the lesser,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.112
न विलम्बेत शौचार्थं न मुखेनानलं धमेत् । तत्र पुत्र ! न वस्तव्यं यत्र नास्ति चतुष्टयम्
na vilambeta śaucārthaṃ na mukhenānalaṃ dhamet / tatra putra ! na vastavyaṃ yatra nāsti catuṣṭayam
he should not linger over the purification, nor should he blow the fire with his mouth. One should not live, son, in that place where these four are lacking:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.113
ऋणप्रदाता वैद्यश्च श्रोत्रियः सजला नदी । जितामित्रो नृपो यत्र बलवान् धर्मतत्परः
ṛṇapradātā vaidyaśca śrotriyaḥ sajalā nadī / jitāmitro nṛpo yatra balavān dharmatatparaḥ
a lender, a physician, a Vedic scholar, a river with water — (and) where the king is one who has subdued his enemies, strong, and devoted to dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.114
तत्र नित्यं वसेत् प्राज्ञः कुतः कुनृपतौ सुखम् । यत्राप्रधृष्यो नृपतिर्यत्र शस्यवती मही
tatra nityaṃ vaset prājñaḥ kutaḥ kunṛpatau sukham / yatrāpradhṛṣyo nṛpatiryatra śasyavatī mahī
There the wise man should always dwell; how can there be happiness under a bad king? Where the king is unassailable, where the land bears crops,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.115
पौराः सुसंयता यत्र सततं न्यायवर्तिनः । यत्रामत्सरिणो लोकास्तत्र वासः सुखोदयः
paurāḥ susaṃyatā yatra satataṃ nyāyavartinaḥ / yatrāmatsariṇo lokāstatra vāsaḥ sukhodayaḥ
where the townspeople are well restrained and always walk in justice, where people are free from envy — dwelling there brings forth happiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.116
यस्मिन् कृषीबला राष्ट्रे प्रायशो नातिभोगिनः । यत्रौषधन्यशेषाणि वसेत्तत्र विचक्षणः
yasmin kṛṣībalā rāṣṭre prāyaśo nātibhoginaḥ / yatrauṣadhanyaśeṣāṇi vasettatra vicakṣaṇaḥ
In whatever realm the farmers are for the most part not overly given to enjoyment, where herbs and grains are without lack — there the discerning man should dwell.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 34.117
तत्र पुत्र न ! वस्तव्यं यत्रैतत् त्रितयं सदा । जिगीषुः पूर्ववैरश्च जनश्च सततोत्सवः
tatra putra na ! vastavyaṃ yatraitat tritayaṃ sadā / jigīṣuḥ pūrvavairaśca janaśca satatotsavaḥ
One should not dwell, son, where these three are constantly (present): one bent on conquest, an old enmity, and a populace perpetually keeping festival.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 34.118
वसेन्नित्यं सुशीलेषु सहवासिषु पण्डितः । इत्येतत् कथितं पुत्र ! मया ते हितकाम्यया
vasennityaṃ suśīleṣu sahavāsiṣu paṇḍitaḥ / ityetat kathitaṃ putra ! mayā te hitakāmyayā
The learned man should always dwell among well-behaved fellow residents. Thus has this been told by me to you, son, out of a desire for your good.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition