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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 8.136

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Ullāsa 8 · Verse 136

वैश्यकर्त्तव्यानिThe duties of the vaiśya

Verse 136

मत्तविक्षिप्तबालानामरिग्रस्तनृणां प्रिये । रोगविभ्रान्तबुद्धीनामसिद्धौ दानविक्रयौ ॥ १३६ ॥

mattavikṣiptabālānāmarigrastanṛṇāṁ priyē | rōgavibhrāntabuddhīnāmasiddhau dānavikrayau || 136 ||

Translation

Gifts and sales by the drunk, the deranged, children, men in the grip of enemies, beloved, and those whose minds are confused by sickness are void.

Word by word

matta
the drunk
vikṣipta
the deranged
bālānām
(bālānām) children
ari
of enemies
grasta
in the grip
nṛṇāṁ
of men
priyē
O beloved
rōga
by sickness
vibhrānta
confused
buddhīnām
(buddhīnām) of those whose minds
asiddhau
are void
dāna
gifts
vikrayau
and sales

Meaning

Contracts made by those without sound judgment or free will are invalid: the intoxicated, the mentally ill, minors, people under duress, the delirious.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 135.