Manusmriti

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प्रेत्येह चेदृशा विप्रा गर्ह्यन्ते ब्रह्मवादिभिः । छद्मना चरितं यच्च व्रतं रक्षांसि गच्छति ॥ १९९ ॥

sanskrit

Such Brahmanas are reprehended after death and in this (life) by those who expound the Veda, and a vow, performed under a false pretence, goes to the Rakshasas.

english translation

pretyeha cedRzA viprA garhyante brahmavAdibhiH | chadmanA caritaM yacca vrataM rakSAMsi gacchati || 199 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript