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# Manava Dharmashastra 4.64

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 4.64

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [4.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.4.64)

na vādayet  
nāsphoṭayen na ca kṣveḍen na ca rakto //

> Let him not dance, nor sing, nor play musical instruments, nor slap (his limbs), nor grind his teeth, nor let him make uncouth noises, though he be in a passion.  
> — 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.4.64) — Georg Bühler 1886, English

## Commentaries (1)

- [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.4.64) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit

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