[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) › 2.70 # Manava Dharmashastra 2.70 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 2.70 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.70) adhyeṣyamāṇas tv ācānto yathāśāstram udaṅmukhaḥ brahmāñjalikṛto 'dhyāpyo laghuvāsā jitendriyaḥ // > But (a student) who is about to begin the Study (of the Veda), shall receive instruction, after he has sipped water in accordance with the Institutes (of the sacred law), has made the Brahmangali, (has put on) a clean dress, and has brought his organs under due control. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 2.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.69) - [Next: 2.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.71) - [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.2.70) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (2) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.2.70) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit - [Manuṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!govindaraja.1.1.36) — Govindarāja, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.70) · Pramāṇa