[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) › 4.20 # Dakshasmriti 4.20 Dakṣasmṛti 4.20 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.4.20) vyālagrāhī yathā vyālaṃ balāduddharate vilāt tathā sā patimuddhṛtya tenaiva saha modate > Just as a snake-catcher draws out a snake from a hole by force, / in the same way, having delivered her husband, she rejoices with him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.4.19) - [Next: 4.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.4.21) - [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.4.20) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.4.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.4.20) · Pramāṇa