[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) › 2.3 # Manava Dharmashastra 2.3 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 2.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.3) saṃkalpamūlaḥ kāmo vai yajñāḥ saṃkalpasaṃbhavāḥ vratāni yamadharmāś ca sarve saṃkalpajāḥ smṛtāḥ // > The desire (for rewards), indeed, has its root in the conception that an act can yield them, and in consequence of (that) conception sacrifices are performed; vows and the laws prescribing restraints are all stated to be kept through the idea that they will bear fruit. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.2) - [Next: 2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.4) - [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.2.3) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.2.3.1) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.3) · Pramāṇa