A verse Ambedkar cited as Manu’s law is actually a rejected, uncanonical Mahabharata variant

Evidence

This verse does not exist in the complete Critical Edition of the Mahabharata (Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, launched in 1966, ten years after Ambedkar’s demise). Bhandarkar has it listed as 14.98-72 in the rejected texts, but there it occurs as the following, with a minor variation in the first word. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 1165

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Translating the Laws of Manu authorized colonial property by faking ancient origin; A quoted Manusmriti verse commanding obedience to local custom is untraceable to any source — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 1172
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Translating the Laws of Manu authorized colonial property by faking ancient origin; A quoted Manusmriti verse commanding obedience to local custom is untraceable to any source — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 1172