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Manava Dharmashastra 5.131

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 5.131

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Sanskrit

5.131

śvabhir hatasya yan māṃsaṃ śuci tan manur abravīt
kravyādbhiś ca hatasyānyaiś caṇḍālādyaiś ca dasyubhiḥ //

Manu has declared that the flesh (of an animal) killed by dogs is pure, likewise (that) of a (beast) slain by carnivorous (animals) or by men of low caste (Dasyu), such as Kandalas.

Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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