Manusmriti

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नाद्यात्शूद्रस्य पक्वान्नं विद्वानश्राद्धिनो द्विजः । आददीताममेवास्मादवृत्तावेकरात्रिकम् ॥ २२३ ॥

sanskrit

A Brahmana who knows (the law) must not eat cooked food (given) by a Sudra who performs no Sraddhas; but, on failure of (other) means of subsistence, he may accept raw (grain), sufficient for one night (and day).

english translation

nAdyAtzUdrasya pakvAnnaM vidvAnazrAddhino dvijaH | AdadItAmamevAsmAdavRttAvekarAtrikam || 223 ||

hk transliteration