[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) › 2.239 # Manava Dharmashastra 2.239 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 2.239 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.239](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.239) viṣād apy amṛtaṃ grāhyaṃ bālād api subhāṣitam amitrād api sadvṛttam amedhyād api kāñcanam // > Even from poison nectar may be taken, even from a child good advice, even from a foe (a lesson in) good conduct, and even from an impure (substance) gold. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 2.238](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.238) - [Next: 2.240](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.240) - [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.2.239) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (2) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.2.239) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit - [Manuṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!govindaraja.2.205.238) — Govindarāja, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.239](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.239) · Pramāṇa