[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) › 4.251 # Manava Dharmashastra 4.251 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 4.251 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.251](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.251) gurūn bhṛtyāṃś cojjihīrṣann arciṣyan devatātithīn sarvataḥ pratigṛhṇīyān na tu tṛpyet svayaṃ tataḥ // > He who desires to relieve his Gurus and those whom he is bound to maintain, or wishes to honour the gods and guests, may accept (gifts) from anybody; but he must not satisfy his (own hunger) with such (presents). > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 4.250](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.250) - [Next: 4.252](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.252) - [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.4.251) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (2) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.4.251) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit - [Manuṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!govindaraja.8.1.6) — Govindarāja, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.251](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.251) · Pramāṇa