Manava Dharmashastra 5.45

5.45

akāro'tra pratiṣedhārthāyaḥ praśliṣṭaḥ draṣṭavyaḥ | ahiṃsakānāṃ ca pratiṣedhātsarpavyāghrādīnāmapratiṣedhaḥ |

Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya):
A half-syllable—‘a’—should be understood to be present (between ‘go’ and ‘hiṃsakam’). The prohibition regarding ‘harmless creatures’ indicates that there is no prohibition regarding dangerous animals, such as serpents, tigers and the like.—(45).

This verse is quoted in Vīramitrodaya (Āhnika, p. 538).

Comparative notes by various authors
(verse 5.42-46)
See Comparative notes for Verse 5.42.