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Manava Dharmashastra 4.218

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 4.218

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Sanskrit

4.218

rājānnaṃ teja ādatte śūdrānnaṃ brahmavarcasam
āyuḥ suvarṇakārānnaṃ yaśaś carmāvakartinaḥ //

The food of a king impairs his vigour, the food of a Sudra his excellence in sacred learning, the food of a goldsmith his longevity, that of a leather-cutter his fame;

Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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