[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) › 4.252 # Manava Dharmashastra 4.252 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 4.252 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.252](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.252) guruṣu tv abhyatīteṣu vinā vā tair gṛhe vasan ātmano vṛttim anvicchan gṛhṇīyāt sādhutaḥ sadā // > But if his Gurus are dead, or if he lives separate from them in (another) house, let him, when he seeks a subsistence, accept (presents) from good men alone. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 4.251](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.251) - [Next: 4.253](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.253) - [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.4.252) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.4.252) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.252](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.252) · Pramāṇa