[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) › 3.1 # Manava Dharmashastra 3.1 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 3.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.1) ṣaṭtriṃśadābdikaṃ caryaṃ gurau traivedikaṃ vratam tadardhikaṃ pādikaṃ vā grahaṇāntikam eva vā // > The vow (of studying) the three Vedas under a teacher must be kept for thirty-six years, or for half that time, or for a quarter, or until the (student) has perfectly learnt them. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 2.249](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.249) - [Next: 3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.2) - [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.3.1) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (2) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.3.1.1) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit - [Manuṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!govindaraja.3.p1) — Govindarāja, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.1) · Pramāṇa