[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) › 3.259 # Manava Dharmashastra 3.259 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 3.259 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.259](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.259) dātāro no 'bhivardhantāṃ vedāḥ saṃtatir eva ca śraddhā ca no mā vyagamad bahudeyaṃ ca no 'stv iti // > 'May liberal men abound with us! May (our knowledge of) the Vedas and (our) progeny increase! May faith not forsake us! May we have much to give (to the needy)!' > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 3.258](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.258) - [Next: 3.260](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.260) - [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.3.259) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (2) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.3.259) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit - [Manuṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!govindaraja.6.247.258) — Govindarāja, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.259](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.259) · Pramāṇa