[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) › 6.8 # Manava Dharmashastra 6.8 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 6.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.6.8) svādhyāye nityayuktaḥ syād dānto maitraḥ samāhitaḥ dātā nityam anādātā sarvabhūtānukampakaḥ // > Let him be always industrious in privately reciting the Veda; let him be patient of hardships, friendly (towards all), of collected mind, ever liberal and never a receiver of gifts, and compassionate towards all living creatures. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 6.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.6.7) - [Next: 6.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.6.9) - [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.6.8) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.6.8) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.6.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.6.8) · Pramāṇa