[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) › 4.7 # Dakshasmriti 4.7 Dakṣasmṛti 4.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.4.7) gṛhavāsaḥ sukhārthāya patnīmūlaṃ gṛhe sukham sā patnī yā vinītā syāccitajñā vaśavarttinī > Living in a house is for the sake of happiness; happiness in the house is rooted in the wife. / She is a true wife who is modest, understands the mind, and is obedient. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.4.6) - [Next: 4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.4.8) - [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.4.7) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.29.6) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.4.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.4.7) · Pramāṇa