[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) › 5.31 # Manava Dharmashastra 5.31 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 5.31 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.5.31) yajñāya jagdhir māṃsasyety eṣa daivo vidhiḥ smṛtaḥ ato 'nyathā pravṛttis tu rākṣaso vidhir ucyate // > 'The consumption of meat (is befitting) for sacrifices,' that is declared to be a rule made by the gods; but to persist (in using it) on other (occasions) is said to be a proceeding worthy of Rakshasas. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 5.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.5.30) - [Next: 5.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.5.32) - [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.5.31) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.5.31) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.5.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.5.31) · Pramāṇa