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Manusmriti 8.350

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 8.350

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Sanskrit

8.350

guruṃ vā bālavṛddhau vā brāhmaṇaṃ vā bahuśrutam
ātatāyinam āyāntaṃ hanyād evāvicārayan //

One may slay without hesitation an assassin who approaches (with murderous intent), whether (he be one's) teacher, a child or an aged man, or a Brahmana deeply versed in the Vedas.

Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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