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# Dakshasmriti 3.22

Dakṣasmṛti 3.22

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.3.22)

na kleśena vinā dravyaṃ dravyahīne kutaḥ kriyā  
kriyāhīne na dharmaḥ syāddharmahīne kutaḥ sukham

> Wealth is not obtained without exertion; for one lacking wealth, how can there be religious action? / For one lacking religious action, there can be no dharma; for one lacking dharma, whence happiness?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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