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Dakshasmriti 2.32

Dakṣasmṛti 2.32

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Sanskrit

2.32

sa jīvati ya evaiko bahubhiścopajīvyate
jīvanto mṛtakāścānye ya ātmambharayo narāḥ
vahvarthe jīvyate kaścitkuṭumbārthe tathā paraiḥ

He alone truly lives upon whom many depend for life; / other men who feed only themselves are alive yet dead. / One person lives for the sake of many, others for the sake of family,

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