[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) › 2.223 # Manava Dharmashastra 2.223 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 2.223 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.223](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.223) yadi strī yady avarajaḥ śreyaḥ kiṃ cit samācaret tat sarvam ācared yukto yatra cāsya ramen manaḥ // > If a woman or a man of low caste perform anything (leading to) happiness, let him diligently practise it, as well as (any other permitted act) in which his heart finds pleasure. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 2.222](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.222) - [Next: 2.224](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.224) - [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.2.223) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.2.223) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit ## Linked texts (1) - [Kṛtyakalpataru](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.krtyakalpataru.2.p85) — Lakṣmīdhara Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.223](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.223) · Pramāṇa