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# Garudapurana 1.213.12

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.213.12

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.213.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.213.12)

śastreṇājīvanaṃ rājño bhūtānāñcābhirakṣaṇam /  
pāśupālyaṃ kṛṣiḥ paṇyaṃ vaiśyasyājīvanaṃ smṛtam //

> Living by weapons and protecting beings are the livelihood of the king. / Cattle-rearing, agriculture, and trade are remembered as the livelihood of the vaiśya.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.213.12) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Kāmandakīya Nītisāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kamandaka_nitisara.2.20) — Kāmandaki, Sanskrit

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