Kamasutra

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अलौकिकत्वादःदृष्टार्थत्वादःप्रवृत्तानां अज्ञादीनां शास्त्रात्प्रवर्तनं लौकिकत्वाद्दृष्टार्थत्वाच्च प्रवृत्तेभ्यश्च मांसभक्षणादिभ्यः शास्त्रादेव निवारणं धर्मः. ॥ १.२.७ ॥

sanskrit

Discernment concerns apparent as well as invisible things. Due to their supernatural and invisible results, the practice of yajna and other ritual ceremonies can only be known through the sacred texts. Since their nature is material and visible, actions such as abstaining from meat, because forbidden by the texts, are a matter of morality or dharma.

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hindi translation

alaukikatvAdaHdRSTArthatvAdaHpravRttAnAM ajJAdInAM zAstrAtpravartanaM laukikatvAddRSTArthatvAcca pravRttebhyazca mAMsabhakSaNAdibhyaH zAstrAdeva nivAraNaM dharmaH. || 1.2.7 ||

hk transliteration