ŚBM, 13, 2, 9, 8.0 yaddhariṇo yavamattīti viḍvai yavo rāṣṭraṃ hariṇo viśameva rāṣṭrāyādyāṃ karoti tasmādrāṣṭrī viśam atti na puṣṭam paśu manyata iti tasmādrājā paśūnna puṣyati śūdrā yadaryajārā na poṣāya na dhanāyatīti tasmād vaiśīputraṃ nābhiṣiñcati //

ŚBM, 13, 5, 2, 8.0 atha kṣattā pālāgalīm abhimethati pālāgali haye haye pālāgali yaddhariṇo yavam atti na puṣṭam paśu manyata iti tasyai śataṃ kṣāttrasaṃgrahītṝṇāṃ duhitaro 'nucaryo bhavanti tāḥ kṣattāram pratyabhimethanti kṣattar haye haye kṣattar yaddhariṇo yavam atti na puṣṭam bahu manyata iti //

ṚV, 3, 53, 23.1 na sāyakasya cikite janāso lodhaṃ nayanti paśu manyamānāḥ /

MṛgṬīkā zu MṛgT, Vidyāpāda, 2, 8.2, 2.0 evaṃvidhena vidhinā patiḥ pāśopaśamanaṃ kṛtvā paśūnāṃ kaivalyado bhavati ātmanām iti pratipadam eṣām eva praviveko 'bhidhāsyata ity arthaḥ //

RājNigh, Śālm., 146.2 vṛṣyā balyātimadhurā bījaiḥ paśuhitā tṛṇaiḥ //