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GRIHYA-SUTRA OF GOBHILA.
11. Let him not run while it is raining.
12. Let him not take himself his shoes in his hands (when putting them on or pulling them off).
13. Let him not look into a well. 14. Let him not gather fruits himself. 15. He should not wear a scentless wreath, 16. If it is not a wreath of gold.
17. (He should not wear a wreath) of which the expression målå (garland) has been used.
18. He should cause the people to call it srag (wreath). (Then he may wear it.)
19. He should avoid using the word bhadra (blessed) without a reason.
20. He should say instead of it), mandra ( lovely').
21. There are three (kinds of) Snatakas :
22. A Vidyasnataka (or a Snâtaka by knowledge), a Vratasnataka (or a Snataka by the completion of his vow), and a Vidyâvratasnâtaka (i. e. Snataka by both).
23. Of these the last ranks foremost; the two others are equal (to each other).
24. (A Snâtaka) should not put on a wet garment. 25. He should not wear one garment. 26. He should not praise any person (excessively).
27. He should not speak of what he has not seen, as if he had seen it,
20. As to the reading, comp. Dr. Knauer's remarks in his edition of the text, p. xi of the Introduction.
21, 22. These Sätras are identical with Paraskara II, 5, 32. Comp. the definitions of these three kinds of Snatakas, Paraskara, 1. I. 33–35.
25. Comp. above, chap. 2, 58.
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| SR No. | 007685 |
| Book Title | Grihya Sutras |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Hermann Oldenberg |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1886 |
| Total Pages | 2642 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 49 MB |