manusmriti

LAWS OF MANU
53. Let him not blow a fire with his mouth; let him not look at a naked woman; let
him not throw any impure substance into the fire, and let him not warm his feet at it.
54. Let him not place (fire) under (a bed or the like); nor step over it, nor place it
(when he sleeps) at the foot-(end of his bed); let him not torment living creatures.
55. Let him not eat, nor travel, nor sleep during the twilight; let him not scratch
the ground; let him not take off his garland.
56. Let him not throw urine or faeces into the water, nor saliva, nor (clothes)
defiled by impure substances, nor any other (impurity), nor blood, nor poisonous
things.
57. Let him not sleep alone in a deserted dwelling; let him not wake (a superior)
who is sleeping; let him not converse with a menstruating woman; nor let him go to a
sacrifice, if he is not chosen (to be officiating priest).
58. Let him keep his right arm uncovered in a place where a sacred fire is kept, in
a cow-pen, in the presence of Brahmanas, during the private recitation of the Veda,
and at meals.
59. Let him not interrupt a cow who is suckling (her calf), nor tell anybody of it. A
wise man, if he sees a rainbow in the sky, must not point it out to anybody.
60. Let him not dwell in a village where the sacred law is not obeyed, nor (stay)
long where diseases are endemic; let him not go alone on a journey, nor reside long
on a mountain.
61. Let him not dwell in a country where the rulers are Sudras, nor in one which
is surrounded by unrighteous men, nor in one which has become subject to heretics,
nor in one swarming with men of the lowest castes.
62. Let him not eat anything from which the oil has been extracted; let him not be
a glutton; let him not eat very early (in the morning), nor very late (in the evening), nor
(take any food) in the evening, if he has eaten (his fill) in the morning.
63. Let him not exert himself without a purpose; let him not drink water out of his
joined palms; let him not eat food (placed) in his lap; let him not show (idle) curiosity.
64. Let him not dance, nor sing, nor play musical instruments, nor slap (his
limbs), nor grind his teeth, nor let him make uncouth noises, though he be in a
passion.
65. Let him never wash his feet in a vessel of white brass; let him not eat out of a
broken (earthen) dish, nor out of one that (to judge) from its appearance (is) defiled.
66. Let him not use shoes, garments, a sacred string, ornaments, a garland, or a
water-vessel which have been used by others.
67. Let him not travel with untrained beasts of burden, nor with (animals) that are
tormented by hunger or disease, or whose horns, eyes, and hoofs have been injured,
or whose tails have been disfigured.
68. Let him always travel with (beasts) which are well broken in, swift, endowed
with lucky marks, and perfect in colour and form, without urging them much with the
goad.
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