[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) › 2.235 # Manava Dharmashastra 2.235 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 2.235 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.235](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.235) yāvat trayas te jīveyus tāvan nānyaṃ samācaret teṣv eva nityaṃ śuśrūṣāṃ kuryāt priyahite rataḥ // > As long as those three live, so long let him not (independently) perform any other (meritorious acts); let him always serve them, rejoicing (to do what is) agreeable and beneficial (to them). > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 2.234](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.234) - [Next: 2.236](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.236) - [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.2.235) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.2.235) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.235](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.235) · Pramāṇa