Manusmriti

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सामन्तानामभावे तु मौलानां सीम्नि साक्षिणाम् । इमानप्यनुयुञ्जीत पुरुषान् वनगोचरान् ॥ २५९ ॥

sanskrit

On failure of neighbours (who are) original inhabitants (of the country and can be) witnesses with respect to the boundary, (the king) may hear the evidence even of the following inhabitants of the forest.

english translation

sAmantAnAmabhAve tu maulAnAM sImni sAkSiNAm | imAnapyanuyuJjIta puruSAn vanagocarAn || 259 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript