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# Vyasasmriti 4.17

Vyāsasmṛti 4.17

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [4.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vyasa.4.17)

yaddadāti yadaśnāti tadeva dhanino dhanam  
anye mṛtasya krīḍanti dārairapi dhanairapi

> What he gives and what he eats, that alone is the wealth of the wealthy man; / when he is dead, others play with both his wives and his wealth.  
> — 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.4.17) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (5)

- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.117.17) — Sanskrit
- [Dānasāgara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.danasagara.4.2) — Ballālasena, Sanskrit
- [Caturvargacintāmaṇi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.caturvargacintamani.1.p5.4) — Hemādri, Sanskrit
- [Ṣoḍaśamahādānavidhi (Hemādri)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.dana.mahadana.sodasamahadanavidhi-hemadri.1.p5.4) — Hemādri, Sanskrit
- [Dānakhaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.hemadri.danakhanda.1.p3.4) — Hemādri, Sanskrit

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