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शिलौञ्छमप्याददीत विप्रोऽजीवन् यतस्ततः । प्रतिग्रहात् शिलः श्रेयांस्ततोऽप्युञ्छः प्रशस्यते ॥ ११२ ॥
sanskrit
A Brahmana who is unable to maintain himself, should (rather) glean ears or grains from (the field of) any (man); gleaning ears is better than accepting gifts, picking up single grains is declared to be still more laudable.
english translation
zilauJchamapyAdadIta vipro'jIvan yatastataH | pratigrahAt zilaH zreyAMstato'pyuJchaH prazasyate || 112 ||
hk transliteration
Manusmriti
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शिलौञ्छमप्याददीत विप्रोऽजीवन् यतस्ततः । प्रतिग्रहात् शिलः श्रेयांस्ततोऽप्युञ्छः प्रशस्यते ॥ ११२ ॥
sanskrit
A Brahmana who is unable to maintain himself, should (rather) glean ears or grains from (the field of) any (man); gleaning ears is better than accepting gifts, picking up single grains is declared to be still more laudable.
english translation
zilauJchamapyAdadIta vipro'jIvan yatastataH | pratigrahAt zilaH zreyAMstato'pyuJchaH prazasyate || 112 ||
hk transliteration