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Manava Dharmashastra 10.117

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 10.117

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Sanskrit

10.117

brāhmaṇaḥ kṣatriyo vāpi vṛddhiṃ naiva prayojayet
kāmaṃ tu khalu dharmārthaṃ dadyāt pāpīyase 'lpikām //

Neither a Brahmana, nor a Kshatriya must lend (money at) interest; but at his pleasure (either of them) may, in times of distress when he requires money) for sacred purposes, lend to a very sinful man at a small interest.

Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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