[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) › 7.31 # Dakshasmriti 7.31 Dakṣasmṛti 7.31 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.7.31) brahmacaryyaṃ sadā rakṣedaṣṭadhā maithunaṃ pṛthak smaraṇaṃ kīrttanaṃ keliḥ prekṣaṇaṃ guhyabhāṣaṇam > One must always preserve celibacy, \[avoiding\] the eightfold sexual indulgence individually: / remembering, talking about it, flirting, gazing, whispering in private, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.7.30) - [Next: 7.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.7.32) - [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.7.31) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.7.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.daksa.7.31) · Pramāṇa