[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) › 11.96 # Manava Dharmashastra 11.96 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 11.96 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [11.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.11.96) amedhye vā paten matto vaidikaṃ vāpy udāharet akāryam anyat kuryād vā brāhmaṇo madamohitaḥ // > Sura, (all other) intoxicating drinks and decoctions and flesh are the food of the Yakshas, Rakshasas, and Pisakas; a Brahmana who eats (the remnants of) the offerings consecrated to the gods, must not partake of such (substances). > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 11.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.11.95) - [Next: 11.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.11.97) - [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.11.96) — Georg Bühler 1886, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.11.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.11.96) · Pramāṇa