Manusmriti
आ हैव स नखाग्रेभ्यः परमं तप्यते तपः । यः स्रग्व्यपि द्विजोऽधीते स्वाध्यायं शक्तितोऽन्वहम् ॥ १६७ ॥
Verily, that twice-born man performs the highest austerity up to the extremities of his nails, who, though wearing a garland, daily recites the Veda in private to the utmost of his ability.
english translation
A haiva sa nakhAgrebhyaH paramaM tapyate tapaH । yaH sragvyapi dvijo'dhIte svAdhyAyaM zaktito'nvaham ॥ 167 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptआ हैव स नखाग्रेभ्यः परमं तप्यते तपः । यः स्रग्व्यपि द्विजोऽधीते स्वाध्यायं शक्तितोऽन्वहम् ॥ १६७ ॥
Verily, that twice-born man performs the highest austerity up to the extremities of his nails, who, though wearing a garland, daily recites the Veda in private to the utmost of his ability.
english translation
A haiva sa nakhAgrebhyaH paramaM tapyate tapaH । yaH sragvyapi dvijo'dhIte svAdhyAyaM zaktito'nvaham ॥ 167 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript