Manava Dharmashastra 3.23
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 3.23
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- Sanskrit
3.23
ṣaḍ ānupūrvyā viprasya kṣatrasya caturo 'varān
viṭśūdrayos tu tān eva vidyād dharmyān //
One may know that the first six according to the order (followed above) are lawful for a Brahmana, the four last for a Kshatriya, and the same four, excepting the Rakshasa rite, for a Vaisya and a Sudra.
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (1)
- Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit