[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) › 3.170 # Manava Dharmashastra 3.170 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 3.170 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.170) avratair yad dvijair bhuktaṃ parivetrādibhis tathā apāṅkteyair yad anyaiś ca tad vai rakṣāṃsi bhuñjate // > The Rakshasas, indeed, consume (the food) eaten by Brahmanas who have not fulfilled the vow of studentship, by a Parivettri and so forth, and by other men not admissible into the company. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 3.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.169) - [Next: 3.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.171) - [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.3.170) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (2) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.3.170) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit - [Manuṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!govindaraja.5.146.169) — Govindarāja, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.170) · Pramāṇa