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# Manava Dharmashastra 6.52

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 6.52

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [6.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.6.52)

kḷptakeśanakhaśmaśruḥ pātrī daṇḍī kusumbhavān  
vicaren niyato nityaṃ sarvabhūtāny apīḍayan //

> His hair, nails, and beard being clipped, carrying an alms-bowl, a staff, and a water-pot, let him continually wander about, controlling himself and not hurting any creature.  
> — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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## Translations (1)

- [The Laws of Manu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu~en-buhler.6.52) — Georg Bühler 1886, English

## Commentaries (2)

- [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.6.52) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit
- [Manuṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!govindaraja.12.3.2) — Govindarāja, Sanskrit

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