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शूद्रं "जन्म मरण अन्तरे यद् वः पुण्य फलं तद् राजानं गच्छेद्, राज्ञश् च किल्बिषं युष्मान् अन्यथा वादे, दण्डश् च अनुबद्धः, पश्चाद् अपि ज्ञायेत यथा दृष्ट श्रुतम्, एक मन्त्राः सत्यम् उपहरत" इति ॥

A Súdra witness thus:--„Whatever thy merits are, in thy former birth or after thy death, shall they go to the king and whatever sins the king may have committed, shall they go to thee, if thou utterest falsehood; fines also shall be levied on thee, for facts as they have been heard or seen will certainly be subsequently revealed.‟

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