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# Manava Dharmashastra 1.61

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 1.61

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.1.61)

svāyaṃbhuvasyāsya manoḥ ṣaḍvaṃśyā manavo 'pare  
sṛṣṭavantaḥ prajāḥ svāḥ svā mahātmāno mahaujasaḥ //

> Six other high-minded, very powerful Manus, who belong to the race of this Manu, the descendant of the Self-existent (Svayambhu), and who have severally produced created beings,  
> — 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.1.61) — Georg Bühler 1886, English

## Commentaries (1)

- [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.1.61) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit

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