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# Manava Dharmashastra 3.70

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 3.70

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.70)

adhyāpanaṃ brahmayajñaḥ pitṛyajñas tu tarpaṇam  
homo daivo balir bhauto nṛyajño 'tithipūjanam //

> Teaching (and studying) is the sacrifice (offered) to Brahman, the (offerings of water and food called) Tarpana the sacrifice to the manes, the burnt oblation the sacrifice offered to the gods, the Bali offering that offered to the Bhutas, and the hospitable reception of guests the offering to men.  
> — 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.3.70) — Georg Bühler 1886, English

## Commentaries (1)

- [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.3.70) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit

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