[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) › 2.87 # Manava Dharmashastra 2.87 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 2.87 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.87) japyenaiva tu saṃsidhyed brāhmaṇo nātra saṃśayaḥ kuryād anyan na vā kuryān maitro brāhmaṇa ucyate // > But, undoubtedly, a Brahmana reaches the highest goal by muttering prayers only; (whether) he perform other (rites) or neglect them, he who befriends (all creatures) is declared (to be) a (true) Brahmana. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 2.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.86) - [Next: 2.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.88) - [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.2.87) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.2.87) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.87) · Pramāṇa