[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) › 5.56 # Manava Dharmashastra 5.56 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 5.56 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.5.56) na māṃsabhakṣaṇe doṣo na madye na ca maithune pravṛttir eṣā bhūtānāṃ nivṛttis tu mahāphalā // > There is no sin in eating meat, in (drinking) spirituous liquor, and in carnal intercourse, for that is the natural way of created beings, but abstention brings great rewards. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 5.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.5.55) - [Next: 5.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.5.57) - [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.5.56) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (2) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.5.56) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit - [Manuṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!govindaraja.8.55) — Govindarāja, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.5.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.5.56) · Pramāṇa