[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) › 2.142 # Manava Dharmashastra 2.142 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 2.142 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.142) niṣekādīni karmāṇi yaḥ karoti yathāvidhi saṃbhāvayati cānnena sa vipro gurur ucyate // > That Brahmana, who performs in accordance with the rules (of the Veda) the rites, the Garbhadhana (conception-rite), and so forth, and gives food (to the child), is called the Guru (the venerable one). > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 2.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.141) - [Next: 2.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.143) - [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.2.142) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.2.142) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.142) · Pramāṇa