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शूद्रस्तु वृत्तिमाकाङ्क्षन् क्षत्रमाराधयेद् यदि । धनिनं वाऽप्युपाराध्य वैश्यं शूद्रो जिजीविषेत् ॥ १२१ ॥
sanskrit
If a Sudra, (unable to subsist by serving Brahmanas,) seeks a livelihood, he may serve Kshatriyas, or he may also seek to maintain himself by attending on a wealthy Vaisya.
english translation
zUdrastu vRttimAkAGkSan kSatramArAdhayed yadi | dhaninaM vA'pyupArAdhya vaizyaM zUdro jijIviSet || 121 ||
hk transliteration
Manusmriti
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शूद्रस्तु वृत्तिमाकाङ्क्षन् क्षत्रमाराधयेद् यदि । धनिनं वाऽप्युपाराध्य वैश्यं शूद्रो जिजीविषेत् ॥ १२१ ॥
sanskrit
If a Sudra, (unable to subsist by serving Brahmanas,) seeks a livelihood, he may serve Kshatriyas, or he may also seek to maintain himself by attending on a wealthy Vaisya.
english translation
zUdrastu vRttimAkAGkSan kSatramArAdhayed yadi | dhaninaM vA'pyupArAdhya vaizyaM zUdro jijIviSet || 121 ||
hk transliteration