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Manava Dharmashastra 5.37

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 5.37

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Sanskrit

5.37

kuryād ghṛtapaśuṃ saṅge kuryāt piṣṭapaśuṃ tathā
na tv eva tu vṛthā hantuṃ paśum icchet kadā cana //

If he has a strong desire (for meat) he may make an animal of clarified butter or one of flour, (and eat that); but let him never seek to destroy an animal without a (lawful) reason.

Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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