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Manava Dharmashastra 4.255

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 4.255

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Sanskrit

4.255

yo 'nyathā santam ātmānam anyathā satsu bhāṣate
sa pāpakṛttamo loke stena ātmāpahārakaḥ //

He who describes himself to virtuous (men), in a manner contrary to truth, is the most sinful (wretch) in this world; he is a thief who makes away with his own self.

Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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