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# Atri Smriti 5.11

Atrismṛti (Atrisaṃhitā) 5.11

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [5.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri.5.11)

vaiśyasya cānnamevānnaṃ śūdrānnaṃ rudhiraṃ smṛtam  
śūdrānnenodarasthena yo'dhigacchati maithunam

> a Vaiśya's food is just food; a Śūdra's food is considered blood; / he who engages in sexual intercourse while a Śūdra's food is in his belly,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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