[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) › 6.84 # Manava Dharmashastra 6.84 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 6.84 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.6.84) idaṃ śaraṇam ajñānām idam eva vijānatām idam anvicchatāṃ svargam idam ānantyam icchatām // > That is the refuge of the ignorant, and even that (the refuse) of those who know (the meaning of the Veda); that is (the protection) of those who seek (bliss in) heaven and of those who seek endless (beatitude). > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 6.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.6.83) - [Next: 6.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.6.85) - [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.6.84) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.6.84) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.6.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.6.84) · Pramāṇa