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# Vedavyasasmriti 22

Vedavyāsasmṛti 22

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti.22)

dve janmanī dvijātīnā mātuḥ syāt prathamaṃ tayoḥ .  
dvitīyaṃ chandasāṃ māturgrahaṇādvidhivad‌guroḥ .. 1.21 ..

> Twice-born persons have two births: the first of the two from the mother, / the second from taking the mother of the metres according to rule from the teacher. // 1.21  
> — 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.22) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Vyāsasmṛti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vyasa.1.21) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.114.22) — Sanskrit

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