[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) › 2.215 # Manava Dharmashastra 2.215 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 2.215 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.215](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.215) mātrā svasrā duhitrā vā na viviktāsano bhavet balavān indriyagrāmo vidvāṃsam api karṣati // > One should not sit in a lonely place with one's mother, sister, or daughter; for the senses are powerful, and master even a learned man. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 2.214](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.214) - [Next: 2.216](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.216) - [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.2.215) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.2.215) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.215](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.215) · Pramāṇa