यद्भोज्यं च समुद्दिष्टं कथयिष्यामहे वयम्
We shall now declare what food is prescribed to be eaten.
अस्नेहा व्रीहयः श्लक्ष्णा विकाराः पयसस्तथा
Smooth, oil-free rice and products of milk are likewise to be eaten.
तद्वद् द्विदलकादीनि भोज्यानि मनुरब्रवीत्
Similarly, split pulses and the like are declared as food by Manu.
शैलदारुमयानां च तृणमूलौषधान्यपि
Also, the roots and grains of grasses, and those from mountain trees, are to be considered.
वल्कलानामशेषाणामम्बुना शुद्धिरिष्यते
For all types of bark garments, purification is achieved with water.
कार्पासिकानां वस्त्राणां सुद्धिः स्यात्सह भस्मना
For cotton garments, purification is accomplished together with ash.
पुनः पाकेन भाण्डानां मृन्मयानां च मेध्यता
Earthen vessels become pure again by reheating.
रथ्यागतमविज्ञातं दासवर्गेण यत्कृतम्
What is found on the road, of unknown origin, or done by a group of servants—
चेष्टितं बालवृद्धानां बालस्य च मुखं शुचि
The actions of children and the elderly, and the mouth of a child, are pure.
वाग्विप्रुषो द्विजेन्द्राणां संतप्ताश्चाम्बुबिन्दवः
The drops of speech from the best of twice-born, and water drops heated by the sun, are pure.
लेपादुल्लेखनात् सेकाद् वेश्म संमार्जनार्जनात्
From smearing, scraping, sprinkling, sweeping, and cleaning the house, purity is attained.
मृदम्बुभस्मक्षाराणि प्रक्षेप्तव्यानि शुद्धये
Clay, water, ash, and alkali should be used for purification.
भस्माम्बिभिश्च कांस्यानां शुद्धिः प्लावोद्रवस्य च
By means of ash and water, copper vessels and those used for washing are purified.
अन्येषामपि द्रव्याणां शुद्धिर्गन्धापहारतः
Other substances are purified by the removal of odor.
गर्दभो भारवाहित्वे श्वा मृगग्रहणे शुचिः
A donkey is pure when bearing a load; a dog is pure when seizing an animal.
मारुतेनैव सुद्ध्यन्ति पक्वेष्टकचितानि च
Objects baked in a kiln are purified simply by the wind.
अग्रमुद्धृत्य संत्याज्यं शेषस्य प्रोक्षणं स्मृतम्
The upper portion should be removed and discarded; the remainder is considered purified by sprinkling.
अज्ञाते ज्ञातपूर्वे च नैव शुद्धिर्विधीयते
If the impurity is unknown or previously known, purification is not prescribed.
स्पृष्ट्वा स्नायीत शौचार्थं तथैव मृतहारिणः
After touching (the impure), one should bathe for the sake of cleanliness, as should the bearer of a corpse.
आचम्यैव तु निःस्नेहं गामालभ्यार्कमीक्ष्य च
One should merely sip water, touch a cow, and look at the sun to be purified.
गृहादुच्छिष्टविण्मूत्रे पादाम्भांसि क्षिपेद् बहिः
One should throw the water used for washing feet, as well as leftover food, feces, and urine, outside the house.
स्नायीत देवखातेषु सरोहदसरित्सु च
One should bathe in sacred ponds, lakes with lotuses, and flowing rivers.
नालपेद् जनविद्विष्टं वीरहीनां तथा स्त्रियम्
One should not converse with a person hated by the people, a coward, or a woman (of ill repute).
कृत्वा तु स्पर्शमालापं शुद्ध्यतेर्ऽकावलोकनात्
After touching or speaking with such persons, one is purified by looking at the sun.
पतितापविद्धनग्नाश्चाण्डालाद्यधमाश्च ये
Those who are fallen, expelled, naked, or the lowest such as outcastes and the like—
अमीषां श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतो लक्षणानि हि
I wish to hear, in truth, the characteristics of these persons.
तावुभौ सूतिकेत्युक्तौ तयोरन्नं विगर्हितम्
Both of them are called 'sūtikā', and their food is considered impure.
पितृदेवार्चनाद्धीनः स षण्ढः परिगीयते
He who neglects the worship of ancestors and gods is described as a eunuch.
न परत्रार्थमुद्यक्तो स मार्जारः प्रकीर्तितिः
He who does not strive for the welfare of the next world is called a cat.
तमाहुराखुं तस्यान्नं भुक्त्वा कृच्छ्रेण सुद्ध्यति
They call him a rat; after eating his food, one is purified only with difficulty.