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# Apastambasmriti 5.2

Āpastambasmṛti 5.2

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.apastamba.5.2)

brāhmaṇastu trirātreṇa pañcagavyena śudhyati  
kṣattriyastu dvirātreṇa pañcagavyena śudhyati

> A Brahmin is purified in a period of three nights with pañcagavya; / a Kṣatriya is purified in a period of two nights with pañcagavya.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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