तस्य कर्मविवेकअर्थं शेषाणाम् अनुपूर्वशः । स्वायंभुवो मनुर् धीमान् इदं शास्त्रम् अकल्पयत्) ॥
tasya karmaviveka.arthaṃ śeṣāṇām anupūrvaśaḥ | svāyaṃbhuvo manur dhīmān idaṃ śāstram akalpayat) ||
Devanagari rendered by HREEM from the edition's roman (IAST) text; the IAST is the edition's own.
In order to clearly settle his duties those of the other (castes) according to their order, wise Manu sprung from the Self-existent, composed these Institutes (of the sacred Law).
Translated by Georg Bühler