[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) › 2.42 # Dakshasmriti 2.42 Dakṣasmṛti 2.42 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.2.42) gṛhasthaḥ pratyahaṃ yasmāttasmājjyeṣṭhāśramī gṛhī trayāṇāmāśramāṇāntu gṛhastho yonirucyate > because of this every day, the householder is the eldest stage of life. / The householder is declared to be the source of the three stages of life. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.2.41) - [Next: 2.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.2.43) - [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.2.42) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.2.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.2.42) · Pramāṇa