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# Vedavyasasmriti 202

Vedavyāsasmṛti 202

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [202](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti.202)

prāṇanāśastu karttavyo yaḥ kṛtārtho na so mṛtaḥ .  
akṛtārthastu yo mṛtyuṃ prāptaḥ kharasamo hi saḥ .. 4.25 ..

> Loss of life must come, but he who has attained his goal is not dead;  
> he who has met death without attaining his goal is equal to a donkey.  
> — 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.202) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Vyāsasmṛti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vyasa.4.25) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.117.26) — Sanskrit

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