[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) › 4.16 # Dakshasmriti 4.16 Dakṣasmṛti 4.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.4.16) dharmapatnī samākhyātā nirddoṣā yadi sā bhavet doṣe sati na doṣaḥ syādanyā bhāryyā guṇānvitā > She is declared to be the lawful wife if she is without fault; / if there is a fault, there is no fault \[in marrying\] another wife endowed with virtues. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.4.15) - [Next: 4.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.4.17) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa~en-mt.4.16) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.29.15) — Sanskrit - [Smṛticandrikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.smrticandrika.46.p15) — Devaṇṇabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.4.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.4.16) · Pramāṇa