[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) › 4.63 # Manava Dharmashastra 4.63 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 4.63 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.63) na kurvīta vṛthāceṣṭāṃ na vāry añjalinā pibet notsaṅge bhakṣayed bhakṣyān na jātu syāt kutūhalī // > Let him not exert himself without a purpose; let him not drink water out of his joined palms; let him not eat food (placed) in his lap; let him not show (idle) curiosity. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 4.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.62) - [Next: 4.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.64) - [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.4.63) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.4.63) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.63) · Pramāṇa