[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) › 3.54 # Manava Dharmashastra 3.54 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 3.54 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.54) yāsāṃ nādadate śulkaṃ jñātayo na sa vikrayaḥ arhaṇaṃ tat kumārīṇām ānṛśaṃsyaṃ kevalam // > When the relatives do not appropriate (for their use) the gratuity (given), it is not a sale; (in that case) the (gift) is only a token of respect and of kindness towards the maidens. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 3.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.53) - [Next: 3.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.55) - [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.3.54) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.3.54) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.54) · Pramāṇa