[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Polity, Pleasure & Law](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti) › [Law and Social-Religious Duty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma) › [Minor extant smṛtis](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti) › [Vyasasmriti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vyasa) › 4.22 # Vyasasmriti 4.22 Vyāsasmṛti 4.22 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vyasa.4.22) paśavo'pi hi jīvanti kevalātmodarambharāḥ kiṃ kāyena suguptena balinā cirajīvinaḥ > Even animals live, merely filling their own bellies; / what is the use of a body well protected and strong for one who lives long \[in vain\]? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.21.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vyasa.4.21.p1) - [Next: 4.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vyasa.4.23) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vyasa.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vyasa~en-mt.4.22) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Vedavyāsasmṛti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti.199) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vyasa.4.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vyasa.4.22) · Pramāṇa