[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) › 11.2 # Manava Dharmashastra 11.2 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 11.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [11.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.11.2) na vai tān snātakān vidyād brāhmaṇān dharmabhikṣukān niḥsvebhyo deyam etebhyo dānaṃ vidyāviśeṣataḥ // > These nine Brahmanas one should consider as Snatakas, begging in order to fulfil the sacred law; to such poor men gifts must be given in proportion to their learning. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 11.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.11.1) - [Next: 11.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.11.3) - [Up: 11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.11) ## Translations (1) - [The Laws of Manu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu~en-buhler.11.2) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Linked texts (1) - [Dānasāgara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.danasagara.5.36-3) — Ballālasena, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.11.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.11.2) · Pramāṇa