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# Manava Dharmashastra 3.243

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 3.243

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.243](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.243)

brāhmaṇaṃ bhikṣukaṃ vāpi bhojanārtham upasthitam  
brāhmaṇair abhyanujñātaḥ śaktitaḥ pratipūjayet //

> To a Brahmana (householder), or to an ascetic who comes for food, he may, with the permission of (his) Brahmana (guests), show honour according to his ability.  
> — 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.3.243) — Georg Bühler 1886, English

## Commentaries (1)

- [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.3.243) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit

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