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# Manava Dharmashastra 4.115

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 4.115

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [4.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.115)

pāṃsuvarṣe diśāṃ dāhe gomāyuvirute tathā  
śvakharoṣṭre ca ruvati paṅktau ca na paṭhed dvijaḥ //

> A Brahmana shall not recite (the Veda) during a dust-storm, nor while the sky is preternaturally red, nor while jackals howl, nor while the barking of dogs, the braying of donkeys, or the grunting of camels (is heard), nor while (he is seated) in a company.  
> — 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.4.115) — Georg Bühler 1886, English

## Commentaries (1)

- [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.4.115) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit

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