[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) › 2.240 # Manava Dharmashastra 2.240 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 2.240 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.240](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.240) striyo ratnāny atho vidyā dharmaḥ śaucaṃ subhāṣitam vividhāni ca śīlpāni samādeyāni sarvataḥ // > Excellent wives, learning, (the knowledge of) the law, (the rules of) purity, good advice, and various arts may be acquired from anybody. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 2.239](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.239) - [Next: 2.241](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.241) - [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.2.240) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.2.240) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit ## Linked texts (1) - [Vallālacarita](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.historical.vallalacarita.2.13.61) — Ānandabhaṭṭa 1510, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.240](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.240) · Pramāṇa