Manusmriti
भैक्षेण वर्तयेन्नित्यं नैकान्नादी भवेद् व्रती । भैक्षेण व्रतिनो वृत्तिरुपवाससमा स्मृता ॥ १८८ ॥
He who performs the vow (of studentship) shall constantly subsist on alms, (but) not eat the food of one (person only); the subsistence of a student on begged food is declared to be equal (in merit) to fasting.
english translation
bhaikSeNa vartayennityaM naikAnnAdI bhaved vratI । bhaikSeNa vratino vRttirupavAsasamA smRtA ॥ 188 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptभैक्षेण वर्तयेन्नित्यं नैकान्नादी भवेद् व्रती । भैक्षेण व्रतिनो वृत्तिरुपवाससमा स्मृता ॥ १८८ ॥
He who performs the vow (of studentship) shall constantly subsist on alms, (but) not eat the food of one (person only); the subsistence of a student on begged food is declared to be equal (in merit) to fasting.
english translation
bhaikSeNa vartayennityaM naikAnnAdI bhaved vratI । bhaikSeNa vratino vRttirupavAsasamA smRtA ॥ 188 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript