Manusmriti

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धर्मस्य ब्राह्मणो मूलमग्रं राजन्य उच्यते । तस्मात् समागमे तेषामेनो विख्याप्य शुध्यति ॥ ८३ ॥

sanskrit

The Brahmana is declared (to be) the root of the sacred law and the Kshatriya its top; hence he who has confessed his sin before an assembly of such men, becomes pure.

english translation

dharmasya brAhmaNo mUlamagraM rAjanya ucyate | tasmAt samAgame teSAmeno vikhyApya zudhyati || 83 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript