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# Vyasasmriti 1.6

Vyāsasmṛti 1.6

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vyasa.1.6)

śūdrovarṇaścaturtho'pi varṇatvāddharmamarhati  
vedamantrasvadhāsvāhāvaṣaṭkārādibhirvinā

> The Śūdra, though the fourth social class, is entitled to socio-religious duty by virtue of being a social class,  
> except for Vedic mantras, svadhā, svāhā, the vaṣaṭ utterance, and the like.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vyasa~en-mt.1.6) — English, machine translation

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- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.114.6) — Sanskrit

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