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# Manava Dharmashastra 3.164

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 3.164

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.164)

śvakrīḍī śyenajīvī ca kanyādūṣaka eva ca  
hiṃsro vṛṣalavṛttiś ca gaṇānāṃ caiva yājakaḥ //

> A breeder of sporting-dogs, a falconer, one who defiles maidens, he who delights in injuring living creatures, he who gains his subsistence from Sudras, and he who offers sacrifices to the Ganas,  
> — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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## Translations (1)

- [The Laws of Manu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu~en-buhler.3.164) — Georg Bühler 1886, English

## Commentaries (1)

- [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.3.164) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit

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