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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 8.148

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Ullāsa 8 · Verse 148

शूद्रकर्त्तव्यानिThe duties of the śūdra

Verse 148

प्रभोः शय्यासनं यानं वसनं भाजनानि च । उपानद्भूषणं शस्त्रं नात्मार्थं विनियोजयेत् ॥ १४८ ॥

prabhōḥ śayyāsanaṁ yānaṁ vasanaṁ bhājanāni ca | upānadbhūṣaṇaṁ śastraṁ nātmārthaṁ viniyōjayēt || 148 ||

Translation

His master's bed, seat, carriage, clothes and vessels, his sandals, ornaments and weapons he should not use for himself.

Word by word

prabhōḥ
his master's
śayyā
bed
āsanaṁ
seat
yānaṁ
carriage
vasanaṁ
clothes
bhājanāni
vessels
ca
and
upānad
(upānat) sandals
bhūṣaṇaṁ
ornaments
śastraṁ
weapons
na
not
ātma
himself
arthaṁ
for
viniyōjayēt
he should use

Meaning

No use of the master's possessions for oneself, however close one's service.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 147.