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Manusmriti 8.349

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 8.349

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Sanskrit

8.349

ātmanaś ca paritrāṇe dakṣiṇānāṃ ca saṃgare
strīviprābhyupapattau ca ghnan dharmeṇa na duṣyati //

In their own defence, in a strife for the fees of officiating priests, and in order to protect women and Brahmanas; he who (under such circumstances) kills in the cause of right, commits no sin.

Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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