[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) › 12.100 # Manava Dharmashastra 12.100 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 12.100 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [12.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.12.100) ca rājyaṃ ca daṇḍanetṛtvam eva ca sarvalokādhipatyaṃ ca vedaśāstravid arhati // > Command of armies, royal authority, the office of a judge, and sovereignty over the whole world he (only) deserves who knows the Veda-science. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 12.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.12.99) - [Next: 12.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.12.101) - [Up: 12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.12) ## Translations (1) - [The Laws of Manu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu~en-buhler.12.100) — Georg Bühler 1886, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.12.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.12.100) · Pramāṇa