[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) › 2.226 # Manava Dharmashastra 2.226 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 2.226 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.226](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.226) ācāryo brahmaṇo mūrtiḥ pitā mūrtiḥ prajāpateḥ mātā pṛthivyā mūrtis tu bhrātā svo mūrtir ātmanaḥ // > The teacher is the image of Brahman, the father the image of Pragipati (the lord of created beings), the mother the image of the earth, and an (elder) full brother the image of oneself. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 2.225](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.225) - [Next: 2.227](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.227) - [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.2.226) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (2) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.2.226) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit - [Manuṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!govindaraja.2.205.225) — Govindarāja, Sanskrit ## Linked texts (1) - [Bhāgavatapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.6.7.29) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.226](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.226) · Pramāṇa