Mahabharata 12.235.5
नात्मार्थं पाचयेदन्नं न वृथा घातयेत्पशून्प्राणी वा यदि वाप्राणी संस्कारं यजुषार्हति
nātmārthaṃ pācayedannaṃ na vṛthā ghātayetpaśūnprāṇī vā yadi vāprāṇī saṃskāraṃ yajuṣārhati
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