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# Dakshasmriti 3.12

Dakṣasmṛti 3.12

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.3.12)

navaitāni vikarmāṇi tāni sarvāṇi varjayet  
āyurvittaṃ gṛhacchidraṃ mantramaithunabheṣajam

> these are the nine wrongful actions; one must avoid all of them. / Lifespan, wealth, household defect, sacred mantra, sexual intercourse, medicine,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa~en-mt.3.12) — English, machine translation

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- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.28.15) — Sanskrit

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