[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) › 2.2 # Manava Dharmashastra 2.2 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 2.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.2) kāmātmatā na praśastā na caivehāsty akāmatā kāmyo hi vedādhigamaḥ karmayogaś ca vaidikaḥ // > To act solely from a desire for rewards is not laudable, yet an exemption from that desire is not (to be found) in this (world): for on (that) desire is grounded the study of the Veda and the performance of the actions, prescribed by the Veda. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.1) - [Next: 2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.3) - [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.2.2) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (2) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.2.2) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit - [Manuṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!govindaraja.1.1.23) — Govindarāja, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.2) · Pramāṇa