Manava Dharmashastra 3.109

The Laws of Manu 3.109

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3.109

A Brahmana shall not name his family and (Vedic) gotra in order to obtain a meal; for he who boasts of them for the sake of a meal, is called by the wise a foul feeder (vantasin).

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Commentaries (2)

Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit
Manuṭīkā — Govindarāja, Sanskrit

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Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit