[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) › 2.213 # Manava Dharmashastra 2.213 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 2.213 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.213](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.213) svabhāva eṣa nārīṇāṃ narāṇām iha dūṣaṇam ato 'rthān na pramādyanti pramadāsu vipaścitaḥ // > It is the nature of women to seduce men in this (world); for that reason the wise are never unguarded in (the company of) females. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 2.212](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.212) - [Next: 2.214](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.214) - [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.2.213) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.2.213) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.213](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.213) · Pramāṇa