[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) › 3.16 # Dakshasmriti 3.16 Dakṣasmṛti 3.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.3.16) dhūrtte vandini mande ca kuvaidye kitave śaṭhe cāṭucāraṇacaurabhyo dattaṃ bhavati niṣphalam > What is given to a rogue, a flatterer, a fool, a bad physician, a gambler, a deceitful person, / flatterers, minstrels, and thieves, becomes fruitless. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.3.15) - [Next: 3.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.3.17) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa~en-mt.3.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.3.16) · Pramāṇa