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# Dakshasmriti 2.51

Dakṣasmṛti 2.51

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.2.51)

bhuktvā tu sukhamāsthāya tadannaṃ pariṇāmayet  
itihāsapurāṇādyaiḥ ṣaṣṭhañca saptamaṃ nayet

> Having eaten, remaining at ease, he should digest that food. / He should spend the sixth and seventh \[portions of the day\] with the Epics, Purāṇas, and the like.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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