[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) › 5.7 # Dakshasmriti 5.7 Dakṣasmṛti 5.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.5.7) arddhaprasṛtimātrantu prathamā mṛttikā smṛtā dvitīyā ca tṛtīyā ca tadarddhaṃ parikīrtitā > The first lump of earth is said to be the measure of half a handful; / the second and third are declared to be half of that. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.5.6) - [Next: 5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.5.8) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa~en-mt.5.7) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Pāñcarātrarakṣā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.vaisnava.pancaratra.pancaratraraksa.5.21) — Vedāntadeśika, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.5.7) · Pramāṇa