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# Vedavyasasmriti 199

Vedavyāsasmṛti 199

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti.199)

paśavo'pi hi jīvanti kevalātmodarambharāḥ .  
kiṃ kāyena suguptena balinā cirajīvinaḥ .. 4.22 ..

> Even beasts live merely filling their own bellies;  
> what is the use of a body well-protected, strong, and long-lived?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti~en-mt.199) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Vyāsasmṛti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vyasa.4.22) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit

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