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# Vyasasmriti 2.47

Vyāsasmṛti 2.47

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vyasa.2.47)

mahāpātakaduṣṭā ca patigarbhavināśinī  
sadvṛttacāriṇīṃ patnīṃ tyaktvā patati dharmataḥ

> She is corrupted by a grave sin, the destroyer of her husband's fetus; / \[yet a husband\] who abandons a wife of virtuous conduct falls from socio-religious duty.  
> — 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.2.47) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (3)

- [Vedavyāsasmṛti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti.91) — Sanskrit
- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.115.47) — Sanskrit
- [Hindu Law and Custom (Recht und Sitte)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jolly-1896.c7.668) — Julius Jolly & Batakrishna Ghosh, English

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