[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) › 2.198 # Manava Dharmashastra 2.198 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 2.198 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.198) nīcaṃ śayyāsanaṃ cāsya nityaṃ syād gurusannidhau guros tu cakṣurviṣaye na yatheṣṭāsano bhavet // > When his teacher is nigh, let his bed or seat be low; but within sight of his teacher he shall not sit carelessly at ease. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 2.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.197) - [Next: 2.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.199) - [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.2.198) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.2.198) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit ## Linked texts (2) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.3.53.4) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Kūrmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.kurma.2.14.4) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.198) · Pramāṇa