Manusmriti

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एवं यथोक्तं विप्राणां स्वधर्ममनुतिष्ठताम् । कथं मृत्युः प्रभवति वेदशास्त्रविदां प्रभो ॥ २ ॥

sanskrit

How can Death have power over Brahmanas who know the sacred science, the Veda, (and) who fulfil their duties as they have been explained (by thee), O Lord? ’

english translation

evaM yathoktaM viprANAM svadharmamanutiSThatAm | kathaM mRtyuH prabhavati vedazAstravidAM prabho || 2 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript