[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Polity, Pleasure & Law](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti) › [Law and Social-Religious Duty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma) › [Manava Dharmashastra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu) › 1.19 # Manava Dharmashastra 1.19 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 1.19 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.1.19) teṣām idaṃ tu saptānāṃ puruṣāṇāṃ mahaujasām sūkṣmābhyo mūrtimātrābhyaḥ saṃbhavaty avyayād vyayam // > But from minute body (-framing) particles of these seven very powerful Purushas springs this (world), the perishable from the imperishable. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.1.18) - [Next: 1.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.1.20) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.1) ## Translations (1) - [The Laws of Manu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu~en-buhler.1.19) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (2) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.1.19) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit - [Manuṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!govindaraja.1.1.5) — Govindarāja, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.1.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.1.19) · Pramāṇa