[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) › 3.78 # Manava Dharmashastra 3.78 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 3.78 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.78) yasmāt trayo 'py āśramiṇo jñānenānnena cānvaham gṛhasthenaiva dhāryante tasmāj jyeṣṭhāśramo // > Because men of the three (other) orders are daily supported by the householder with (gifts of) sacred knowledge and food, therefore (the order of) householders is the most excellent order. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 3.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.77) - [Next: 3.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.79) - [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.3.78) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (2) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.3.78) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit - [Manuṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!govindaraja.4.1.4) — Govindarāja, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.78) · Pramāṇa