Manusmriti
ग्रामादाहृत्य वाऽश्नीयादष्टौ ग्रासान् वने वसन् । प्रतिगृह्य पुटेनैव पाणिना शकलेन वा ॥ २८ ॥
Or (the hermit) who dwells in the forest may bring (food) from a village, receiving it either in a hollow dish (of leaves), in (his naked) hand, or in a broken earthen dish, and may eat eight mouthfuls.
english translation
grAmAdAhRtya vA'znIyAdaSTau grAsAn vane vasan । pratigRhya puTenaiva pANinA zakalena vA ॥ 28 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptग्रामादाहृत्य वाऽश्नीयादष्टौ ग्रासान् वने वसन् । प्रतिगृह्य पुटेनैव पाणिना शकलेन वा ॥ २८ ॥
Or (the hermit) who dwells in the forest may bring (food) from a village, receiving it either in a hollow dish (of leaves), in (his naked) hand, or in a broken earthen dish, and may eat eight mouthfuls.
english translation
grAmAdAhRtya vA'znIyAdaSTau grAsAn vane vasan । pratigRhya puTenaiva pANinA zakalena vA ॥ 28 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript