[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) › 11.44 # Manava Dharmashastra 11.44 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 11.44 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [11.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.11.44) akurvan vihitaṃ karma ninditaṃ ca samācaran prāyaścittīyate naraḥ // > A man who omits a prescribed act, or performs a blamable act, or cleaves to sensual enjoyments, must perform a penance. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 11.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.11.43) - [Next: 11.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.11.45) - [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.11.44) — Georg Bühler 1886, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.11.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.11.44) · Pramāṇa