Manusmriti

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अनादेयं नाददीत परिक्षीणोऽपि पार्थिवः । न चादेयं समृद्धोऽपि सूक्ष्ममप्यर्थमुत्सृजेत् ॥ १७० ॥

sanskrit

No king, however indigent, shall take anything that ought not to be taken, nor shall he, however wealthy, decline taking that which he ought to take, be it ever so small.

english translation

anAdeyaM nAdadIta parikSINo'pi pArthivaH । na cAdeyaM samRddho'pi sUkSmamapyarthamutsRjet ॥ 170 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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अनादेयं नाददीत परिक्षीणोऽपि पार्थिवः । न चादेयं समृद्धोऽपि सूक्ष्ममप्यर्थमुत्सृजेत् ॥ १७० ॥

sanskrit

No king, however indigent, shall take anything that ought not to be taken, nor shall he, however wealthy, decline taking that which he ought to take, be it ever so small.

english translation

anAdeyaM nAdadIta parikSINo'pi pArthivaH । na cAdeyaM samRddho'pi sUkSmamapyarthamutsRjet ॥ 170 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript