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# Vyasasmriti 4.49

Vyāsasmṛti 4.49

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [4.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vyasa.4.49)

sukṣetro vāpayedbījaṃ supātre dāpayeddhanam  
sukṣetre ca supātre ca kṣiptaṃ naiva viduṣyati

> One should sow seed in a good field; one should give wealth to a worthy recipient; / what is cast in a good field and upon a worthy recipient does not perish.  
> — 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.4.49) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Vedavyāsasmṛti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti.226) — Sanskrit
- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.117.51) — Sanskrit

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