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# Vyasasmriti 4.68

Vyāsasmṛti 4.68

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [4.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vyasa.4.68)

iha janmani śūdratvaṃ mṛtaḥ śvā caiva jāyate  
yasya śūdrā pacennityaṃ śūdro vā gṛhamedhinī

> attains Śūdra status in this life, and having died, is born a dog. / He for whom a Śūdra woman or a Śūdra constantly cooks, or whose mistress of the house is a Śūdra,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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