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# Vyasasmriti 4.28

Vyāsasmṛti 4.28

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [4.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vyasa.4.28)

adṛṣṭe cāśubhe dānaṃ bhoktā caiva na dṛśyate  
punarāgamanaṃ nāsti tatra dānamanantakam

> A gift given in secret and in misfortune, where the recipient is not seen / and there is no return, that gift is endless.  
> — 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.4.28) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Vedavyāsasmṛti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti.205) — Sanskrit
- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.117.29) — Sanskrit

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