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# Dakshasmriti 1.4

Dakṣasmṛti 1.4

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.1.4)

jātamātraḥ śiśustāvadyāvadaṣṭau samā vayaḥ  
sahi garbhasamo jñeyo vyaktimātrapradarśitaḥ

> From birth until eight years of age, a child is known / to be equal to an embryo, showing only bodily manifestation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa~en-mt.1.4) — English, machine translation

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- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.26.3) — Sanskrit

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