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# Apastambasmriti 4.4

Āpastambasmṛti 4.4

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.apastamba.4.4)

bhuktvocchiṣṭastvanācāntaścāṇḍālaiḥ śvapacena vā  
pramādātsparśanaṃ gacchettatra kuryādviśodhanam

> Having eaten, polluted by food or saliva, and not having sipped water, / if he inadvertently comes into contact with Cāṇḍālas or an outcaste dog-cooker, he should perform purification there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.apastamba~en-mt.4.4) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.15.3) — Sanskrit
- [Prāyaścittamayūkha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.prayascitta.bhatta.prayascittamayukha.16.21-2.4) — Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita, Sanskrit

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