Manusmriti
न मृत्लोष्ठं च मृद्नीयान्न छिन्द्यात् करजैस्तृणम् । न कर्म निष्फलं कुर्यान्नायत्यामसुखोदयम् ॥ ७० ॥
Let him not crush earth or clods, nor tear off grass with his nails; let him not do anything that is useless or will have disagreeable results in the future.
english translation
na mRtloSThaM ca mRdnIyAnna chindyAt karajaistRNam । na karma niSphalaM kuryAnnAyatyAmasukhodayam ॥ 70 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptन मृत्लोष्ठं च मृद्नीयान्न छिन्द्यात् करजैस्तृणम् । न कर्म निष्फलं कुर्यान्नायत्यामसुखोदयम् ॥ ७० ॥
Let him not crush earth or clods, nor tear off grass with his nails; let him not do anything that is useless or will have disagreeable results in the future.
english translation
na mRtloSThaM ca mRdnIyAnna chindyAt karajaistRNam । na karma niSphalaM kuryAnnAyatyAmasukhodayam ॥ 70 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript