[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) › 3.32 # Manava Dharmashastra 3.32 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 3.32 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.32) icchayānyonyasaṃyogaḥ kanyāyāś ca varasya ca gāndharvaḥ sa tu vijñeyo maithunyaḥ kāmasaṃbhavaḥ // > The voluntary union of a maiden and her lover one must know (to be) the Gandharva rite, which springs from desire and has sexual intercourse for its purpose. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 3.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.31) - [Next: 3.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.33) - [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.3.32) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.3.32) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.32) · Pramāṇa