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# Dakshasmriti 2.40

Dakṣasmṛti 2.40

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.2.40)

viśvamitraṛṣiśchando gāyatrī sā viśiṣyate  
pañcame ca tathābhāge saṃvibhāgo yathārhataḥ

> whose seer is Viśvāmitra, whose metre is the Gāyatrī—she is supreme. / And likewise in the fifth portion, distribution according to merit  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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