[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) › 1.87 # Manava Dharmashastra 1.87 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 1.87 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.1.87) sarvasyāsya tu sargasya guptyarthaṃ sa mahādyutiḥ mukhabāhūrupajjānāṃ pṛthakkarmāṇy akalpayat // > But in order to protect this universe He, the most resplendent one, assigned separate (duties and) occupations to those who sprang from his mouth, arms, thighs, and feet. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 1.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.1.86) - [Next: 1.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.1.88) - [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.1.87) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (2) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.1.87) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit - [Manuṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!govindaraja.1.1.16) — Govindarāja, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.1.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.1.87) · Pramāṇa