[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) › 6.3 # Manava Dharmashastra 6.3 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 6.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.6.3) saṃtyajya grāmyam āhāraṃ sarvaṃ caiva paricchadam putreṣu bhāryāṃ nikṣipya vanaṃ gacchet sahaiva vā // > Abandoning all food raised by cultivation, and all his belongings, he may depart into the forest, either committing his wife to his sons, or accompanied by her. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 6.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.6.2) - [Next: 6.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.6.4) - [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.6.3) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.6.3) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.6.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.6.3) · Pramāṇa