[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) › 6.55 # Manava Dharmashastra 6.55 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 6.55 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.6.55) ekakālaṃ cared bhaikṣaṃ na prasajjeta vistare bhaikṣe prasakto hi yatir viṣayeṣv api sajjati // > Let him go to beg once (a day), let him not be eager to obtain a large quantity (of alms); for an ascetic who eagerly seeks alms, attaches himself also to sensual enjoyments. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 6.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.6.54) - [Next: 6.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.6.56) - [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.6.55) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.6.55) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.6.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.6.55) · Pramāṇa