Manusmriti

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विश्वैश्च देवैः साध्यैश्च ब्राह्मणैश्च महर्षिभिः । आपत्सु मरणाद् भीतैर्विधेः प्रतिनिधिः कृतः ॥ २९ ॥

sanskrit

By the Visve-devas, by the Sadhyas, and by the great sages (of the) Brahmana (caste), who were afraid of perishing in times of distress, a substitute was made for the (principal) rule.

english translation

vizvaizca devaiH sAdhyaizca brAhmaNaizca maharSibhiH | Apatsu maraNAd bhItairvidheH pratinidhiH kRtaH || 29 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript