Manusmriti

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यत् पुण्यफलमाप्नोति गां दत्त्वा विधिवद् गुरोः । तत् पुण्यफलमाप्नोति भिक्षां दत्त्वा द्विजो गृही ॥ ९५ ॥

sanskrit

A twice-born householder gains, by giving alms, the same reward for his meritorious act which (a student) obtains for presenting, in accordance with the rule, a cow to his teacher.

english translation

yat puNyaphalamApnoti gAM dattvA vidhivad guroH | tat puNyaphalamApnoti bhikSAM dattvA dvijo gRhI || 95 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript