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# Dakshasmriti 7.28

Dakṣasmṛti 7.28

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [7.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.7.28)

tasmāttyaktakaṣāyeṇa karttavyaṃ daṇḍadhāraṇam  
itarastu na śaknoti viṣayairabhibhūyate

> Therefore, the bearing of the staff must be done by one who has abandoned impurity; / another is not capable and is overcome by sense-objects.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.32.28) — Sanskrit

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