Manusmriti

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आर्धिकः कुलमित्रं च गोपालो दासनापितौ । एते शूद्रेषु भोज्यान्ना याश्चात्मानं निवेदयेत् ॥ २५३ ॥

sanskrit

His labourer in tillage, a friend of his family, his cow-herd, his slave, and his barber are, among Sudras, those whose food he may eat, likewise (a poor man) who offers himself (to be his slave).

english translation

ArdhikaH kulamitraM ca gopAlo dAsanApitau | ete zUdreSu bhojyAnnA yAzcAtmAnaM nivedayet || 253 ||

hk transliteration