[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) › 3.149 # Manava Dharmashastra 3.149 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 3.149 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.149) na brāhmaṇaṃ parīkṣeta daive karmaṇi dharmavit pitrye karmaṇi tu prāpte parīkṣeta prayatnataḥ // > For a rite sacred to the gods, he who knows the law will not make (too close) inquiries regarding an (invited) Brahmana; but when one performs a ceremony in honour of the manes, one must carefully examine (the qualities and parentage of the guest). > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 3.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.148) - [Next: 3.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.150) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3) ## Translations (1) - [The Laws of Manu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu~en-buhler.3.149) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.3.149) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit ## Linked texts (1) - [Śrāddhacandrikā (Divākarabhaṭṭa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.sraddha.sraddhacandrika.2.p8) — Divākarabhaṭṭa 1655, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.149) · Pramāṇa