Manusmriti

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सर्वतः प्रतिगृह्णीयाद् ब्राह्मणस्त्वनयं गतः । पवित्रं दुष्यतीत्येतद् धर्मतो नोपपद्यते ॥ १०२ ॥

sanskrit

A Brahmana who has fallen into distress may accept (gifts) from anybody; for according to the law it is not possible (to assert) that anything pure can be sullied.

english translation

sarvataH pratigRhNIyAd brAhmaNastvanayaM gataH | pavitraM duSyatItyetad dharmato nopapadyate || 102 ||

hk transliteration