[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) › 2.4 # Manava Dharmashastra 2.4 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 2.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.4) akāmasya kriyā kā cid dṛśyate neha karhi cit yad yad dhi kurute kiṃ cit tat tat kāmasya ceṣṭitam // > Not a single act here (below) appears ever to be done by a man free from desire; for whatever (man) does, it is (the result of) the impulse of desire. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.3) - [Next: 2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.5) - [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.2.4) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.2.4.1) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.4) · Pramāṇa