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Manava Dharmashastra 8.22

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 8.22

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Sanskrit

8.22

yad rāṣṭraṃ śūdrabhūyiṣṭhaṃ nāstikākrāntam advijam
vinaśyaty āśu tat kṛtsnaṃ durbhikṣavyādhipīḍitam //

That kingdom where Sudras are very numerous, which is infested by atheists and destitute of twice-born (inhabitants), soon entirely perishes, afflicted by famine and disease.

Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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