[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) › 2.189 # Manava Dharmashastra 2.189 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 2.189 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.189) vratavad devadaivatye pitrye karmaṇy atha rṣivat kāmam abhyarthito 'śnīyād vratam asya na lupyate // > At his pleasure he may eat, when invited, the food of one man at (a rite) in honour of the gods, observing (however the conditions on his vow, or at a (funeral meal) in honor of the manes, behaving (however) like a hermit. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 2.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.188) - [Next: 2.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.190) - [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.2.189) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.2.189.1) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.189) · Pramāṇa