[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) › 7.27 # Dakshasmriti 7.27 Dakṣasmṛti 7.27 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.7.27) sattvotkaṭāḥ surāścāpi viṣayeṇa vaśīkṛtāḥ pramādibhiḥ kṣudrasatvairmānuṣairatra kā kathā > Even the gods, abundant in sattva, have been subdued by sense-objects; / what to say here of human beings, negligent and of meager strength? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.7.26) - [Next: 7.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.7.28) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa~en-mt.7.27) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.7.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.7.27) · Pramāṇa