[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) › 1.80 # Manava Dharmashastra 1.80 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 1.80 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.1.80) manvantarāṇy asaṃkhyāni sargaḥ saṃhāra eva ca krīḍann ivaitat kurute parameṣṭhī punaḥ punaḥ // > The Manvantaras, the creations and destructions (of the world, are) numberless; sporting, as it were, Brahman repeats this again and again. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 1.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.1.79) - [Next: 1.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.1.81) - [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.1.80) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.1.80) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.1.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.1.80) · Pramāṇa