[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Polity, Pleasure & Law](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti) › [Law and Social-Religious Duty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma) › [Minor extant smṛtis](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti) › [Apastambasmriti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.apastamba) › 3.9 # Apastambasmriti 3.9 Āpastambasmṛti 3.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.apastamba.3.9) kṣudhā vyādhitakāyānāṃ prāṇo yeṣāṃ vipadyate ye na rakṣanti bhaktena teṣāṃ tatkilviṣaṃ bhavet > If the life of those whose bodies are afflicted with disease is endangered through hunger, / the sin belongs to those who do not protect them with food. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.apastamba.3.8) - [Next: 3.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.apastamba.3.10) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.apastamba.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.apastamba~en-mt.3.9) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.14.9) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.apastamba.3.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.apastamba.3.9) · Pramāṇa