[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) › 1.1 # Manava Dharmashastra 1.1 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 1.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.1.1) manum ekāgram āsīnam abhigamya maharṣayaḥ pratipūjya yathānyāyam idaṃ vacanam abruvan // > The great sages approached Manu, who was seated with a collected mind, and, having duly worshipped him, spoke as follows: > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Next: 1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.1.2) - [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.1.1) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (2) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.1.1.1) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit - [Manuṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!govindaraja.1.p1) — Govindarāja, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.1.1) · Pramāṇa