[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) › 4.218 # Manava Dharmashastra 4.218 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 4.218 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.218](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.218) rājānnaṃ teja ādatte śūdrānnaṃ brahmavarcasam āyuḥ suvarṇakārānnaṃ yaśaś carmāvakartinaḥ // > The food of a king impairs his vigour, the food of a Sudra his excellence in sacred learning, the food of a goldsmith his longevity, that of a leather-cutter his fame; > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 4.217](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.217) - [Next: 4.219](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.219) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4) ## Translations (1) - [The Laws of Manu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu~en-buhler.4.218) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.4.218) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.218](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.218) · Pramāṇa