[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) › 2.43 # Dakshasmriti 2.43 Dakṣasmṛti 2.43 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.2.43) tenaiva sīdamānena sīdantīhetare trayaḥ mūlaprāṇo bhavet skandaḥ skāndācchākhāḥ sapallavāḥ > If he languishes, the other three languish here as well. / The root is the life of the trunk; from the trunk come the branches with their sprouts. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.2.42) - [Next: 2.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.2.44) - [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.2.43) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.2.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.2.43) · Pramāṇa