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Manava Dharmashastra 10.79

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 10.79

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Sanskrit

10.79

śastrāstrabhṛttvaṃ kṣatrasya vaṇikpaśukṛṣir viṣaḥ
ājīvanārthaṃ dharmas tu dānam adhyayanaṃ yajiḥ //

To carry arms for striking and for throwing (is prescribed) for Kshatriyas as a means of subsistence; to trade, (to rear) cattle, and agriculture for Vaisyas; but their duties are liberality, the study of the Veda, and the performance of sacrifices.

Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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