Mahabharata 13.44.43
न हि धर्मविदः प्राहुः प्रमाणं वाक्यतः स्मृतम्येषां वै शुल्कतो निष्ठा न पाणिग्रहणात्तथा
na hi dharmavidaḥ prāhuḥ pramāṇaṃ vākyataḥ smṛtamyeṣāṃ vai śulkato niṣṭhā na pāṇigrahaṇāttathā
Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.
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