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# Dakshasmriti 3.26

Dakṣasmṛti 3.26

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.3.26)

samamabrāhmaṇe dānaṃ dviguṇaṃ brāhmaṇabruve  
sahasraguṇamācāryye tvanantaṃ vedapārage

> A gift to a non-brāhmaṇa yields equal fruit; twofold to one who is a brāhmaṇa in name only; / a thousandfold to a teacher; but infinite to one who has crossed over the Veda.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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