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II, 33.
SACRAMENTS.
30. But let (the father perform or) cause to be performed the Nâmadheya (the rite of naming the child), on the tenth or twelfth (day after birth), or on a lucky lunar day, in a lucky muhárta, under an auspicious constellation.
31. Let (the first part of) a Brâhmana's name (denote something) auspicious, a Kshatriya's be connected with power, and a Vaisya's with wealth, but a Sadra's (express something) contemptible.
32. (The second part of) a Brâhmana's (name) shall be (a word) implying happiness, of a Kshatriya's (a word) implying protection, of a Vaisya's (a term) expressive of thriving, and of a Sadra's (an expression) denoting service.
33. The names of women should be easy to pronounce, not imply anything dreadful, possess a plain meaning, be pleasing and auspicious, end in long vowels, and contain a word of benediction.
that the last two substances only are to be given to the child, after they have been touched with a piece of gold, or a golden ring.
30. Asv. Grihya-sûtra I, 15, 4-10; Paraskara I, 17, 1-6. Nâr. and Nand. are in doubt whether the numerals 'the tenth or twelfth' refer to lunar or solar days, because they stand in the feminine gender and either tithi or råtri may be supplied. Kull. gives an alternative version of the date, after the tenth (the last day of impurity, i.e.) on the eleventh or twelfth,' which Medh. also mentions, but rejects. Kull. considers that the third and fourth vâ, 'or,' which stand after muhûrta and nakshatra, have the sense of 'just,' and do not introduce a third alternative.
31-32. K. omits 31 b and 32 a. Nâr. and Râgh. think that the second part of a Brahmana's name must contain the word sarman and no other, while the general opinion of the others is that it may be sarman or some synonym, implying happiness or refuge.' Medh. expressly rejects the former view, and gives as examples of correct formations, Svâmidatta, Bhavabhūti, Indrasvamin, Indrasrama, Indradatta. 33. Medh. irreverently, but pertinently, remarks that there is no
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| SR No. | 007684 |
| Book Title | Vinaya Texts |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | T W Rhys Davids, Hermann Oldenberg |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1881 |
| Total Pages | 2523 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 47 MB |