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# Apastambasmriti 9.16

Āpastambasmṛti 9.16

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [9.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.apastamba.9.16)

abhukte muñcate yaśca bhuñjan yaścāpi sucyate  
bhoktā ca bhojakaścaiva paṅktyā gacchati duṣkṛtam

> He who leaves \[food\] uneaten, and he who eats while dripping, / both the eater and the feeder go to sin along the row \[of diners\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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