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# Manava Dharmashastra 2.20

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 2.20

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.20)

etad deśaprasūtasya sakāśād agrajanmanaḥ  
svaṃ svaṃ caritraṃ śikṣeran pṛthivyāṃ sarvamānavāḥ //

> From a Brahmana, born in that country, let all men on earth learn their several usages.  
> — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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## Translations (1)

- [The Laws of Manu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu~en-buhler.2.20) — Georg Bühler 1886, English

## Commentaries (1)

- [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.2.20) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit

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