[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) › 2.116 # Manava Dharmashastra 2.116 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 2.116 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.116) brahma yas tv ananujñātam adhīyānād avāpnuyāt sa brahmasteyasaṃyukto narakaṃ pratipadyate // > But he who acquires without permission the Veda from one who recites it, incurs the guilt of stealing the Veda, and shall sink into hell. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 2.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.115) - [Next: 2.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.117) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2) ## Translations (1) - [The Laws of Manu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu~en-buhler.2.116) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.2.116) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.116) · Pramāṇa