Manusmriti

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कुर्याद् घृतपशुं सङ्गे कुर्यात् पिष्टपशुं तथा । न त्वेव तु वृथा हन्तुं पशुमिच्छेत् कदा चन ॥ ३७ ॥

sanskrit

If he has a strong desire (for meat) he may make an animal of clarified butter or one of flour, (and eat that); but let him never seek to destroy an animal without a (lawful) reason.

english translation

kuryAd ghRtapazuM saGge kuryAt piSTapazuM tathA | na tveva tu vRthA hantuM pazumicchet kadA cana || 37 ||

hk transliteration