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ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियो वाऽपि वृद्धिं नैव प्रयोजयेत् । कामं तु खलु धर्मार्थं दद्यात् पापीयसेऽल्पिकाम् ॥ ११७ ॥
sanskrit
Neither a Brahmana, nor a Kshatriya must lend (money at) interest; but at his pleasure (either of them) may, in times of distress when he requires money) for sacred purposes, lend to a very sinful man at a small interest.
english translation
brAhmaNaH kSatriyo vA'pi vRddhiM naiva prayojayet | kAmaM tu khalu dharmArthaM dadyAt pApIyase'lpikAm || 117 ||
hk transliteration
Manusmriti
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ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियो वाऽपि वृद्धिं नैव प्रयोजयेत् । कामं तु खलु धर्मार्थं दद्यात् पापीयसेऽल्पिकाम् ॥ ११७ ॥
sanskrit
Neither a Brahmana, nor a Kshatriya must lend (money at) interest; but at his pleasure (either of them) may, in times of distress when he requires money) for sacred purposes, lend to a very sinful man at a small interest.
english translation
brAhmaNaH kSatriyo vA'pi vRddhiM naiva prayojayet | kAmaM tu khalu dharmArthaM dadyAt pApIyase'lpikAm || 117 ||
hk transliteration