[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) › 5.3 # Manava Dharmashastra 5.3 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 5.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.5.3) sa tān uvāca dharmātmā maharṣīn mānavo bhṛguḥ śrūyatāṃ yena doṣeṇa mṛtyur viprān jighāṃsati // > Righteous Bhrigu, the son of Manu, (thus) answered the great sages: 'Hear, (in punishment) of what faults Death seeks to shorten the lives of Brahmanas!' > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.5.2) - [Next: 5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.5.4) - [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.5.3) — Georg Bühler 1886, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.5.3) · Pramāṇa