उद्यतेषुमथो दृष्ट्वा ब्राह्मणं क्षत्रबन्धुवत् । यो हन्यात्समरे क्रुद्धो युध्यन्तमपलायिनम् । ब्रह्महत्या न तस्य स्यादिति धर्मेषु निश्चयः॥५-१७८-२७॥
Having seen a brāhmaṇa who has taken up weapons like a kṣatriya, if one—angered in the midst of battle—strikes down that combatant who is fighting and not retreating, then the fault of brahmahatyā (killing a brāhmaṇa) does not accrue to him; this is a settled determination in the dharma-traditions.
english translation
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