[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) › [Dakshasmriti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa) › 2.32 # Dakshasmriti 2.32 Dakṣasmṛti 2.32 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.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, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.2.31) - [Next: 2.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.2.33) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa~en-mt.2.32) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.2.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.2.32) · Pramāṇa