[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) › 2.180 # Manava Dharmashastra 2.180 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 2.180 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.180) ekaḥ śayīta sarvatra na retaḥ skandayet kva cit kāmād dhi skandayan reto hinasti vratam ātmanaḥ // > Let him always sleep alone, let him never waste his manhood; for he who voluntarily wastes his manhood, breaks his vow. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 2.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.179) - [Next: 2.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.181) - [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.2.180) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.2.180) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.180) · Pramāṇa