Praśna 1 · Paṭala 1 · Khāṇḍa 2 · Sūtra 17
Dharma Sūtra – Praśna 1, Paṭala 1, Khāṇḍa 2, Sūtra 17
Sūtra
na brahmacāriṇo vidyā arthasya para upavāso- ‘asti || 17 ||
Telugu
న బ్రహ్మచారిణొ విద్యా అర్థస్య పర ఉపవాసొ- 'అస్తి || 17 ||
Translation
A student who studies the sacred knowledge shall not dwell with anybody else [other than his teacher].
Commentary / Explanation
The commentator states that this rule refers only to a temporary, not to a professed student [naiṣṭhika]. He also gives an entirely different explanation to the Sūtra, which, according to some, means, ‘A student who learns the Veda shall not fast in order to obtain heaven’. This rendering also is admissible, as the word para may mean either a ‘stranger’ or ‘heaven’, and upavāsa, ‘dwelling’ or ‘fasting.’
Source
Āpastamba Dharma Sūtra
Source Page
19–20