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Manusmriti 4.196

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 4.196

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Sanskrit

4.196

adhodṛṣṭir naiṣkṛtikaḥ svārthasādhanatatparaḥ
śaṭho mithyāvinītaś ca bakavratacaro dvijaḥ //

That Brahmana, who with downcast look, of a cruel disposition, is solely intent on attaining his own ends, dishonest and falsely gentle, is one who acts like a heron.

Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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