[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) › 4.9 # Dakshasmriti 4.9 Dakṣasmṛti 4.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.4.9) yoṣitsarvā jalaukeva bhūṣaṇācchādanāśanaiḥ subhūtyāpi kṛtā nityaṃ puruṣaṃ hyapakarṣati > Every woman is like a leech; by ornaments, clothing, and food, / even when provided with prosperity constantly, she surely drags a man down. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.4.8) - [Next: 4.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.4.10) - [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.4.9) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.29.8) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.4.9) · Pramāṇa