Manusmriti

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न धर्मस्यापदेशेन पापं कृत्वा व्रतं चरेत् । व्रतेन पापं प्रच्छाद्य कुर्वन् स्त्रीशूद्रदम्भनम् ॥ १९८ ॥

sanskrit

When he has committed a sin, let him not perform a penance under the pretence (that the act is intended to gain) spiritual merit, (thus) hiding his sin under (the pretext of) a vow and deceiving women and Sudras.

english translation

na dharmasyApadezena pApaM kRtvA vrataM caret | vratena pApaM pracchAdya kurvan strIzUdradambhanam || 198 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript