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# Manava Dharmashastra 3.74

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 3.74

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.74)

japo 'huto huto homaḥ prahuto bhautiko baliḥ  
brāhmyaṃ hutaṃ dvijāgryārcā prāśitaṃ pitṛtarpaṇam //

> Ahuta (not offered in the fire) is the muttering (of Vedic texts), Huta the burnt oblation (offered to the gods), Prahuta (offered by scattering it on the ground) the Bali offering given to the Bhutas, Brahmya-huta (offered in the digestive fire of Brahmanas), the respectful reception of Brahmana (guests), and Prasita (eaten) the (daily oblation to the manes, called) Tarpana.  
> — 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.3.74) — Georg Bühler 1886, English

## Commentaries (1)

- [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.3.74) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit

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