Manusmriti Chapter 5 Verse 40 [new] Info

This is false. The verse does not command or encourage indulgence. It simply states that mere participation in natural functions is not a doṣa . However, Manusmriti prescribes severe penances for illicit sex, for intoxication leading to loss of caste, and for killing animals outside Vedic sacrifice.

: Scholarly essays on Mimamsa logic, such as those found on WisdomLib , discuss this verse as an Arthavada —a commendatory passage meant to praise the sacrifice rather than an absolute command to kill. manusmriti chapter 5 verse 40

Manusmriti, Chapter 5, Verse 40. Critical edition by J. Jolly (1887), translation by G. Bühler (SBE Vol. 25), and Patrick Olivelle (2005, OUP). This is false

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