[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) › 4.258 # Manava Dharmashastra 4.258 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 4.258 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.258](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.258) ekākī cintayen nityaṃ vivikte hitam ekākī cintayāno hi paraṃ śreyo 'dhigacchati // > Alone let him constantly meditate in solitude on that which is salutary for his soul; for he who meditates in solitude attains supreme bliss. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 4.257](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.257) - [Next: 4.259](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.259) - [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.4.258) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.4.258) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit ## Linked texts (2) - [Śūdrakamalākara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.jati.sudrakamalakara.9.3-2) — Kamalākarabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit - [Śūdradharmatattva](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.acara.sudradharma.sudradharmatattva.9.3-2) — Kamalākarabhaṭṭa 1591, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.258](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.258) · Pramāṇa