Manusmriti
यथा षण्ढोऽफलः स्त्रीषु यथा गौर्गवि चाफला । यथा चाज्ञेऽफलं दानं तथा विप्रोऽनृचोऽफलः ॥ १५८ ॥
As a eunuch is unproductive with women, as a cow with a cow is unprolific, and as a gift made to an ignorant man yields no reward, even so is a Brahmana useless, who (does) not (know) the Rikas.
english translation
yathA SaNDho'phalaH strISu yathA gaurgavi cAphalA । yathA cAjJe'phalaM dAnaM tathA vipro'nRco'phalaH ॥ 158 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptयथा षण्ढोऽफलः स्त्रीषु यथा गौर्गवि चाफला । यथा चाज्ञेऽफलं दानं तथा विप्रोऽनृचोऽफलः ॥ १५८ ॥
As a eunuch is unproductive with women, as a cow with a cow is unprolific, and as a gift made to an ignorant man yields no reward, even so is a Brahmana useless, who (does) not (know) the Rikas.
english translation
yathA SaNDho'phalaH strISu yathA gaurgavi cAphalA । yathA cAjJe'phalaM dAnaM tathA vipro'nRco'phalaH ॥ 158 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript