[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) › 2.18 # Manava Dharmashastra 2.18 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 2.18 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.18) tasmin deśe ya ācāraḥ pāramparyakramāgataḥ varṇānāṃ sāntarālānāṃ sa sadācāra ucyate // > The custom handed down in regular succession (since time immemorial) among the (four chief) castes (varna) and the mixed (races) of that country, is called the conduct of virtuous men. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.17) - [Next: 2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.19) - [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.2.18) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (2) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.2.18) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit - [Manuṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!govindaraja.1.1.27) — Govindarāja, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.18) · Pramāṇa