Shanti Parva 296.22
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 296 · Verse 22
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Sanskrit Original
न चापि शूद्रः पततीति निश्चयो न चापि संस्कारमिहार्हतीति वा। श्रुतिप्रवृत्तं न च धर्ममाप्नुते न चास्य धर्मे प्रतिषेधनं कृतम्॥
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The Shudra never falls down; nor is he worthy of any of the rites of regeneration. The course of duties originating from the Vedas is not his. He is not interdicted, however, from practising the thirteen duties which are common to all the castes.