[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) › [Vedavyasasmriti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti) › 16 # Vedavyasasmriti 16 Vedavyāsasmṛti 16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti.16) tretāgnisaṃgrahaśceti saṃskārāḥ ṣor̤aśa smṛtāḥ . navaitāḥ karṇavedhāntā mantravarjjaṃ kriyāḥ striyāḥ .. 1.15 .. > and maintaining the three sacred fires—these are known as the sixteen sacraments. / For a woman, these nine rites ending with the ear-piercing ritual are without mantras; // 1.15 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti.15) - [Next: 17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti.17) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti~en-mt.16) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [Vallālacarita](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.historical.vallalacarita.2.13.39) — Ānandabhaṭṭa 1510, Sanskrit - [Vyāsasmṛti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vyasa.1.15) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.114.16) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti.16) · Pramāṇa