Manusmriti

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कृषिं साधुइति मन्यन्ते सा वृत्तिः सद्विगर्हिताः । भूमिं भूमिशयांश्चैव हन्ति काष्ठमयोमुखम् ॥ ८४ ॥

sanskrit

(Some) declare that agriculture is something excellent, (but) that means of subsistence is blamed by the virtuous; (for) the wooden (implement) with iron point injuries the earth and (the beings) living in the earth.

english translation

kRSiM sAdhuiti manyante sA vRttiH sadvigarhitAH | bhUmiM bhUmizayAMzcaiva hanti kASThamayomukham || 84 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript