[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) › 9.17 # Manava Dharmashastra 9.17 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 9.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [9.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.9.17) śayyāsanam alaṅkāraṃ kāmaṃ krodham anārjavam M:anāryatām\] kucaryāṃ ca strībhyo manur akalpayat // > (When creating them) Manu allotted to women (a love of their) bed, (of their) seat and (of) ornament, impure desires, wrath, dishonesty, malice, and bad conduct. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 9.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.9.16) - [Next: 9.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.9.18) - [Up: 9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.9) ## Translations (1) - [The Laws of Manu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu~en-buhler.9.17) — Georg Bühler 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Manuṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!govindaraja.15.p17) — Govindarāja, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.9.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.9.17) · Pramāṇa