[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) › 8.22 # Manava Dharmashastra 8.22 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 8.22 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [8.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.8.22) yad rāṣṭraṃ śūdrabhūyiṣṭhaṃ nāstikākrāntam advijam vinaśyaty āśu tat kṛtsnaṃ durbhikṣavyādhipīḍitam // > That kingdom where Sudras are very numerous, which is infested by atheists and destitute of twice-born (inhabitants), soon entirely perishes, afflicted by famine and disease. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 8.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.8.21) - [Next: 8.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.8.23) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.8) ## Translations (1) - [The Laws of Manu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu~en-buhler.8.22) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manuṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!govindaraja.14.p21) — Govindarāja, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.8.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.8.22) · Pramāṇa