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# Manava Dharmashastra 3.167

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 3.167

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.167)

etān vigarhitācārān apāṅkteyān dvijādhamān  
dvijātipravaro vidvān ubhayatra vivarjayet //

> A Brahmana who knows (the sacred law) should shun at (sacrifices) both (to the gods and to the manes) these lowest of twice-born men, whose conduct is reprehensible, and who are unworthy (to sit) in the company (at a repast).  
> — 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.3.167) — Georg Bühler 1886, English

## Commentaries (1)

- [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.3.167) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit

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