[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) › 4.23 # Manava Dharmashastra 4.23 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 4.23 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.23) vācy eke juhvati prāṇaṃ prāṇe vācaṃ ca sarvadā vāci prāṇe ca paśyanto yajñanirvṛttim akṣayām // > Knowing that the (performance of the) sacrifice in their speech and their breath yields imperishable (rewards), some always offer their breath in their speech, and their speech in their breath. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 4.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.22) - [Next: 4.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.24) - [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.4.23) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.4.23) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.23) · Pramāṇa