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# Vedavyasasmriti 239

Vedavyāsasmṛti 239

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [239](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti.239)

usare vāpitaṃ bījaṃ bhinnabhāṇaḍeṣu goduham .  
hutaṃ bhasmani havyañca mūrkhe dānamaśāśvatam .. 4.62 ..

> Seed sown in barren soil, cow's milk in cracked vessels, / an oblation offered into cold ashes, and a gift given to a fool are all unenduring. .. 4.62 ..  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.117.64) — Sanskrit

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