Manusmriti

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वरं स्वधर्मो विगुणो न पारक्यः स्वनुष्ठितः । परधर्मेण जीवन् हि सद्यः पतति जातितः ॥ ९७ ॥

sanskrit

It is better (to discharge) one’s own (appointed) duty incompletely than to perform completely that of another; for he who lives according to the law of another (caste) is instantly excluded from his own.

english translation

varaM svadharmo viguNo na pArakyaH svanuSThitaH | paradharmeNa jIvan hi sadyaH patati jAtitaH || 97 ||

hk transliteration