The Law Code of Yājñavalkya 3.2.42
Mitākṣarā (Ṛjumitākṣarā) 3.2.42
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3.2.42
lākṣālavaṇamāṃsāni vikrīyamāṇāni sadyaḥpatanīyāni dvijātikarmahānikarāṇi | payaḥprabhṛtīni tu hīnavarṇakarāṇi śūdratulyatvāpādakāni | etadvyatiriktāpaṇyavikraye vaiśyatulyatā | yathāha manuḥ |
Lac, salt, and meat, when sold, cause an immediate fall and cause the loss of the religious acts of a twice-born person. Milk and the rest, however, cause a reduction to a lower class, bringing about equality with a Shudra. In the sale of commodities other than these, there is equality with a Vaishya. As Manu says:
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Commentaries (4)
- Subodhinī — Viśveśvarabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- Bālambhaṭṭī (Lakṣmīvyākhyāna) — Bālambhaṭṭa Pāyaguṇḍe, Sanskrit
- Lakṣmīvyākhyāna — Bālakṛṣṇa, Sanskrit
- Mitākṣarāṭīkā — Bālambhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
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- Yājñavalkyasmṛti — Yājñavalkya, Sanskrit