[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) › 2.25 # Manava Dharmashastra 2.25 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 2.25 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.25) eṣā dharmasya vo yoniḥ samāsena prakīrtitā saṃbhavaś cāsya sarvasya varṇadharmān nibodhata // > Thus has the origin of the sacred law been succinctly described to you and the origin of this universe; learn (now) the duties of the castes (varna). > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 2.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.24) - [Next: 2.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.26) - [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.2.25) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (2) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.2.25) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit - [Manuṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!govindaraja.1.1.28) — Govindarāja, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.25) · Pramāṇa