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# Manava Dharmashastra 4.35

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 4.35

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [4.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.35)

kḷptakeśanakhaśmaśrur dāntaḥ śuklāmbaraḥ śuciḥ  
svādhyāye caiva yuktaḥ syān nityam ātmahiteṣu ca //

> Keeping his hair, nails, and beard clipped, subduing his passions by austerities, wearing white garments and (keeping himself) pure, he shall be always engaged in studying the Veda and (such acts as are) conducive to his welfare.  
> — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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## Translations (1)

- [The Laws of Manu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu~en-buhler.4.35) — Georg Bühler 1886, English

## Commentaries (2)

- [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.4.35) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit
- [Manuṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!govindaraja.7.p37) — Govindarāja, Sanskrit

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