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# Vyasasmriti 4.33

Vyāsasmṛti 4.33

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [4.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vyasa.4.33)

yasya caiva gṛhe mūrkho dūre cāpi guṇānvitaḥ  
guṇanvitāya dātavyaṃ nāsti mūrkhe vyatikramaḥ

> Even if a fool is in one's house and a virtuous man is far away, / gifts must be given to the virtuous man; there is no offense in passing over a fool.  
> — 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.4.33) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (3)

- [Vedavyāsasmṛti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti.210) — Sanskrit
- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.117.35) — Sanskrit
- [Hindu Law and Custom (Recht und Sitte)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jolly-1896.c7.217) — Julius Jolly & Batakrishna Ghosh, English

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