Manusmriti

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तस्मादविद्वान् बिभियाद् यस्मात् तस्मात् प्रतिग्रहात् । स्वल्पकेनाप्यविद्वान् हि पङ्के गौरिव सीदति ॥ १९१ ॥

sanskrit

Hence an ignorant (man) should be afraid of accepting any presents; for by reason of a very small (gift) even a fool sinks (into hell) as a cow into a morass.

english translation

tasmAdavidvAn bibhiyAd yasmAt tasmAt pratigrahAt | svalpakenApyavidvAn hi paGke gauriva sIdati || 191 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript