[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) › 3.27 # Dakshasmriti 3.27 Dakṣasmṛti 3.27 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.3.27) vidhihīne tathā pātre yo dadāti pratigraham na kevalaṃ tadvinaśyeccheṣamapyasya naśyati > He who offers an accepted gift contrary to rule and to an unworthy recipient, / not only does that \[gift\] perish, but the rest of his \[merit\] perishes as well. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.3.26) - [Next: 3.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.3.28) - [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.3.27) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Kṛtyakalpataru](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.krtyakalpataru.7.p189) — Lakṣmīdhara Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.3.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.3.27) · Pramāṇa