[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) › 5.23 # Manava Dharmashastra 5.23 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 5.23 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.5.23) babhūvur hi puroḍāśā bhakṣyāṇāṃ mṛgapakṣiṇām purāṇeṣv brahmakṣatrasaveṣu ca // > For in ancient (times) the sacrificial cakes were (made of the flesh) of eatable beasts and birds at the sacrifices offered by Brahmanas and Kshatriyas. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 5.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.5.22) - [Next: 5.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.5.24) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.5) ## Translations (1) - [The Laws of Manu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu~en-buhler.5.23) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.5.23) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.5.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.5.23) · Pramāṇa