[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) › 9.3 # Manava Dharmashastra 9.3 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 9.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [9.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.9.3) pitā rakṣati kaumāre bhartā rakṣati yauvane rakṣanti sthavire putrā na strī svātantryam arhati // > Her father protects (her) in childhood, her husband protects (her) in youth, and her sons protect (her) in old age; a woman is never fit for independence. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 9.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.9.2) - [Next: 9.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.9.4) - [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.9.3) — Georg Bühler 1886, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.9.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.9.3) · Pramāṇa