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# Vedavyasasmriti 56

Vedavyāsasmṛti 56

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti.56)

nānāvarṇāsu bhāryyāsu savarṇā sahacāriṇī .  
dharmmyā dharmmaṣu dharmmiṣṭhā jyeṣṭhā tasya svajātiṣu .. 2.12 ..

> Among wives of various classes, the same-caste wife is the partner in duty, / rightful in dharmas, most dedicated to dharma, and senior among those of his own birth.  
> — 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.56) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Vyāsasmṛti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vyasa.2.12) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.115.12) — Sanskrit

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