[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) › 4.248 # Manava Dharmashastra 4.248 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 4.248 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.248](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.248) āhṛtābhyudyatāṃ bhikṣāṃ purastād apracoditām mene prajāpatir grāhyām api duṣkṛtakarmaṇaḥ // > The Lord of created beings (Pragapati) has declared that alms freely offered and brought (by the giver himself) may be accepted even from a sinful man, provided (the gift) had not been (asked for or) promised beforehand. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 4.247](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.247) - [Next: 4.249](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.249) - [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.4.248) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.4.248) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.248](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.248) · Pramāṇa