नष्टं विनष्टं कृमिभिः श्वहतं विषमे मृतम् । हीनं पुरुषकारेण प्रदद्यात् पाल एव तु ॥ २३२ ॥
The herdsman alone shall make good (the loss of a beast) strayed, destroyed by worms, killed by dogs or (by falling) into a pit, if he did not duly exert himself (to prevent it).
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