Manusmriti

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विधाता शासिता वक्ता मैत्रो ब्राह्मण उच्यते । तस्मै नाकुशलं ब्रूयान्न शुष्कां गिरमीरयेत् ॥ ३५ ॥

sanskrit

The Brahmana is declared (to be) the creator (of the world), the punisher, the teacher, (and hence) a benefactor (of all created beings); to him let no man say anything unpropitious, nor use any harsh words.

english translation

vidhAtA zAsitA vaktA maitro brAhmaNa ucyate | tasmai nAkuzalaM brUyAnna zuSkAM giramIrayet || 35 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript