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# Manava Dharmashastra 4.44

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 4.44

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [4.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.44)

nāñjayantīṃ svake netre na cābhyaktām anāvṛtām  
na paśyet prasavantīṃ ca tejaskāmo dvijottamaḥ //

> A Brahmana who desires energy must not look at (a woman) who applies collyrium to her eyes, has anointed or uncovered herself or brings forth (a child).  
> — 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.4.44) — Georg Bühler 1886, English

## Commentaries (1)

- [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.4.44) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit

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