[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) › 2.162 # Manava Dharmashastra 2.162 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 2.162 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.162) sammānād brāhmaṇo nityam udvijeta viṣād iva amṛtasyeva cākāṅkṣed avamānasya sarvadā // > A Brahmana should always fear homage as if it were poison; and constantly desire (to suffer) scorn as (he would long for) nectar. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 2.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.161) - [Next: 2.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.163) - [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.2.162) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.2.162) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.162) · Pramāṇa