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# Manava Dharmashastra 1.23

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 1.23

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.1.23)

agnivāyuravibhyas tu trayaṃ brahma sanātanam  
dudoha yajñasiddhyartham ṛgyajuḥsāmalakṣaṇam //

> But from fire, wind, and the sun he drew forth the threefold eternal Veda, called Rik, Yagus, and Saman, for the due performance of the sacrifice.  
> — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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## Translations (1)

- [The Laws of Manu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu~en-buhler.1.23) — Georg Bühler 1886, English

## Commentaries (2)

- [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.1.23) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit
- [Manuṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!govindaraja.1.1.6) — Govindarāja, Sanskrit

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