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II, 2,5.
THE DUTIES OF A HOUSEHOLDER.
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9. In the presence (of his teacher) he shall not void excrements, discharge wind, speak aloud, laugh, spit, clean his teeth, blow his nose, frown, clap his hands, nor snap his fingers.
10. Nor shall he tenderly embrace or address caressing words to his wife or children.
11. He shall not contradict his teacher, 12. Nor any of his betters. 13. (He shall not) blame or revile any creature.
14. (He shall not revile one branch of) sacred learning by invidiously comparing it with) another.
15. If he is not well versed in a (branch of) sacred learning (which he studied formerly), he shall again go to the (same) teacher and master it, observing the (same) rules as (during his first studentship).
16. The restrictions (to be kept) by the teacher from the beginning of the course of teaching to its end are, to avoid cutting the hair on the body, partaking of meat or of oblations to the Manes, and connection (with a woman).
17. Or (he may have conjugal intercourse) with his wife at the proper season.
18. He shall be attentive in instructing his pupils in the sacred learning, in such a manner that they
13. Haradatta states that 'speaking evil'is forbidden here once more in order that it should be particularly avoided.
14. For example, he shall not say, " The Rig-veda is sweet to the ear, the other Vedas grate on the ear," or "the Taittiriya-veda is a Sâkhâ consisting of leavings,” or “the Brâhmana proclaimed by Yâgħavalkya is of modern origin." '—Haradatta. The second sentence refers to the story that Yagñavalkya vomited the Black Yagur-veda, and his fellow-students, becoming partridges, picked it up. Regarding the third sentence, see Vârttika on Panini IV, 3, 105, and Max Müller's History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature, p. 363.
16. Weber, Ind. Stud. X, 42.
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| SR No. | 007687 |
| Book Title | Sacred Laws of Aryas |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Gorge Buhler |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1897 |
| Total Pages | 1979 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 36 MB |