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# Manava Dharmashastra 4.13

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 4.13

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [4.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.13)

ato 'nyatamayā vṛttyā jīvaṃs tu snātako dvijaḥ  
yaśasyāni vratāṇīmāni dhārayet //

> A Brahmana, who is a Snataka and subsists by one of the (above-mentioned) modes of life, must discharge the (following) duties which secure heavenly bliss, long life, and fame.  
> — 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.4.13) — Georg Bühler 1886, English

## Commentaries (2)

- [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.4.13) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit
- [Manuṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!govindaraja.7.p13) — Govindarāja, Sanskrit

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