[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) › 4.1 # Dakshasmriti 4.1 Dakṣasmṛti 4.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.4.1) patnīmūlaṃ gṛhaṃ puṃsāṃ yadi cchando'nuvartinī gṛhāśramasamaṃ nāsti yadi bhāryyā vaśānugā > The home of men is rooted in the wife, if she conforms to his will; / there is nothing equal to the householder stage of life, if the wife is obedient. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.32.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.3.32.p1) - [Next: 4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.4.2) - [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.4.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.4.1) · Pramāṇa