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# Apastambasmriti 5.4

Āpastambasmṛti 5.4

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.apastamba.5.4)

pañcagavyaṃ na dātavyaṃ tasya mantravivarjanāt  
khyāpayitvā dvijānāntu śūdro dānena śudhyati

> pañcagavya must not be given to him, because of the exclusion of Vedic mantras; / but having declared it to the twice-born, a Śūdra is purified by a gift.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.apastamba~en-mt.5.4) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Āpastambasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.apastambasamhita.74) — Sanskrit
- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.16.4) — Sanskrit

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