Manusmriti

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यो वैश्यः स्याद् बहुपशुर्हीनक्रतुरसोमपः । कुटुम्बात् तस्य तद् द्रव्यमाहरेद् यज्ञसिद्धये ॥ १२ ॥

sanskrit

That article (required) for the completion of the sacrifice, may be taken (forcibly) from the house of any Vaisya, who possesses a large number of cattle, (but) neither performs the (minor) sacrifices nor drinks the Soma-juice;

english translation

yo vaizyaH syAd bahupazurhInakraturasomapaH | kuTumbAt tasya tad dravyamAhared yajJasiddhaye || 12 ||

hk transliteration