[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) › 6.17 # Manava Dharmashastra 6.17 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 6.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.6.17) agnipakvāśano vā syāt kālapakvabhug eva vā aśmakuṭṭo bhaved vāpi dantolūkhaliko 'pi vā // > He may eat either what has been cooked with fire, or what has been ripened by time; he either may use a stone for grinding, or his teeth may be his mortar. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 6.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.6.16) - [Next: 6.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.6.18) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.6) ## Translations (1) - [The Laws of Manu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu~en-buhler.6.17) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.6.17) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.6.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.6.17) · Pramāṇa