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# Dakshasmriti 1.12

Dakṣasmṛti 1.12

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.1.12)

prātilomyena yo yāti na tasmāt pāpakṛttamaḥ  
mekhalājinadaṇḍena brahmacārī tu lakṣyate

> He who proceeds in reverse order—none is a worse sinner than he. / The chaste student is characterized by the girdle, antelope skin, and staff;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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