[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) › 2.17 # Manava Dharmashastra 2.17 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 2.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.17) sarasvatīdṛśadvatyor devanadyor yad antaram taṃ devanirmitaṃ deśaṃ brahmāvartaṃ pracakṣate // > That land, created by the gods, which lies between the two divine rivers Sarasvati and Drishadvati, the (sages) call Brahmavarta. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.16) - [Next: 2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.18) - [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.2.17) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.2.17) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.17) · Pramāṇa