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# Vyasasmriti 4.56

Vyāsasmṛti 4.56

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [4.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vyasa.4.56)

hastyaśvarathayānāni kecidicchanti paṇḍitāḥ  
ahaṃ necchāmi munayaḥ kasyaitāḥ śasyasampadaḥ

> Some learned men desire vehicles of elephants, horses, and chariots; / I do not desire them, O sages—whose are these rich harvests of grain?  
> — 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.4.56) — English, machine translation

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- [Vedavyāsasmṛti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti.233) — Sanskrit

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