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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 11.63

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Ullāsa 11 · Verse 63

ग्रासाच्छादनार्हनिरूपणम्Who is owed food and clothing

Verse 63

मातामह्यै दरिद्रेभ्य एभ्यो वासस्तथाऽशनम् । दापयेन्नृपतिः पुंसा यथाविभवमम्बिके ॥ ६३ ॥

mātāmahyai daridrēbhya ēbhyō vāsastathā’śanam | dāpayēnnṛpatiḥ puṁsā yathāvibhavamambikē || 63 ||

Translation

and to a maternal grandmother, if they are poor, the king should make a man give clothing and food according to his means, Ambikā.

Word by word

mātāmahyai
to a maternal grandmother
daridrēbhyaḥ
(daridrebhyaḥ) poor
ēbhyaḥ
(ebhyaḥ) to these
vāsaḥ
(vāsaḥ) clothing
tathā
and
aśanam
(aśanam) food
dāpayēt
should make give
nṛpatiḥ
(nṛpatiḥ) the king
puṁsā
a man
yathāvibhavam
(yathāvibhavam) according to his means
ambikē
O Ambikā

Meaning

Support of dependent elders is enforceable by the king.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 62.