[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) › 2.33 # Dakshasmriti 2.33 Dakṣasmṛti 2.33 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.2.33) ātmārthe'nyo na śaknoti svodareṇāpi duḥkhitaḥ dīnānāthaviśiṣṭebhyo dātavyaṃ bhūtimicchatā > while another, miserable on account of his own belly, cannot live even for himself. / One desiring prosperity should give to the poor, the helpless, and the distinguished. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.2.32) - [Next: 2.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.2.34) - [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.2.33) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.27.41) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.2.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.2.33) · Pramāṇa