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# Vedavyasasmriti 217

Vedavyāsasmṛti 217

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [217](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti.217)

samamabrāhmaṇe dānaṃ dviguṇaṃ brāhmaṇabruve .  
sahasraguṇamācāryye hyanantaṃ vedapārage .. 4.40 ..

> A gift to a non-brahmin bears an equal reward; twofold to a nominal brahmin;  
> a thousandfold to a teacher; and endless indeed to one who has mastered the Veda.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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