Manava Dharmashastra 9.189
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 9.189
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- Sanskrit
9.189
ahāryaṃ brāhmaṇadravyaṃ rājñā nityam iti sthitiḥ
itareṣāṃ tu varṇānāṃ sarvābhāve haren nṛpaḥ //
The property of a Brahmana must never be taken by the king, that is a settled rule; but (the property of men) of other castes the king may take on failure of all (heirs).
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Linked texts (4)
- Madanapārijāta — Viśveśvarabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- Dāyabhāga — Jīmūtavāhana, Sanskrit
- Vivādacintāmaṇi — Vācaspatimiśra (Maithila smārta), Sanskrit
- Vyavahāramālā — Varadarāja (grammarian) 1700, Sanskrit