[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) › 4.32 # Manava Dharmashastra 4.32 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 4.32 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.32) śaktito 'pacamānebhyo dātavyaṃ gṛhamedhinā saṃvibhāgaś ca bhūtebhyaḥ kartavyo 'nuparodhataḥ // > A householder must give (as much food) as he is able (to spare) to those who do not cook for themselves, and to all beings one must distribute (food) without detriment (to one's own interest). > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 4.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.31) - [Next: 4.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.33) - [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.4.32) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (2) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.4.32) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit - [Manuṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!govindaraja.7.p31) — Govindarāja, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.32) · Pramāṇa