[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) › 204 # Vedavyasasmriti 204 Vedavyāsasmṛti 204 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [204](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti.204) mṛtavat‌sā yathā gauśca kṛṣṇā lobhena duhyate . parasparasya dānāni lokayātrā na dharmmataḥ .. 4.27 .. > Just as a black cow whose calf has died is milked out of greed, > mutual gifts are merely worldly transactions, not in accordance with dharma. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 203](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti.203) - [Next: 205](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti.205) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti~en-mt.204) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti.204](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti.204) · Pramāṇa