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# Manuśāstravivaraṇa

Commentary on [Manava Dharmashastra (Mānava Dharmaśāstra)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu)

Oldest extant commentary on Manu; only the portion on chapters 6–12 survives (ed. Derrett 1975).

- **Language:** Sanskrit
- **Date:** 600–800 CE
- **Author:** [Bhāruci](https://indike.org/pramana/person/bharuci)
- **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry)

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!bharuci](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!bharuci) · Pramāṇa