Manusmriti Chapter 5 Verse 31 Apr 2026

na māṃsa-bhakṣaṇe doṣo na madye na ca maithune | pravṛttir eṣā bhūtānāṃ nivṛttis tu mahā-phalā || 31 ||

Here is the full text of , along with its traditional English translation. manusmriti chapter 5 verse 31

न मांसभक्षणे दोषो न मद्ये न च मैथुने । प्रवृत्तिरेषा भूतानां निवृत्तिस्तु महाफला ॥ ३१ ॥ na māṃsa-bhakṣaṇe doṣo na madye na ca maithune

"There is no sin in eating meat, nor in drinking wine, nor in sexual intercourse. That is the natural activity of living beings. But abstention (from these) bears great fruit." nor in drinking wine