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Manava Dharmashastra 4.85

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 4.85

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Sanskrit

4.85

daśasūnāsamaṃ cakraṃ daśacakrasamo dhvajaḥ
daśadhvajasamo veśo daśaveśasamo nṛpaḥ //

One oil-press is as (bad) as ten slaughter-houses, one tavern as (bad as) ten oil-presses, one brothel as (bad as) ten taverns, one king as (bad as) ten brothels.

Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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