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Manava Dharmashastra 4.32

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 4.32

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Sanskrit

4.32

śaktito 'pacamānebhyo dātavyaṃ gṛhamedhinā
saṃvibhāgaś ca bhūtebhyaḥ kartavyo 'nuparodhataḥ //

A householder must give (as much food) as he is able (to spare) to those who do not cook for themselves, and to all beings one must distribute (food) without detriment (to one's own interest).

Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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