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# Apastambasmriti 6.10

Āpastambasmṛti 6.10

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [6.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.apastamba.6.10)

yāvatyāṃ vāpitā nīlī tāvatī cāśucirmahī  
pramāṇaṃ dvādaśābdāni ata ūrddhvaṃ śucirbhavet

> As much earth as has been sown with indigo is impure; / its measure is twelve years, after which it becomes pure.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.10.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.apastamba.6.10.p1)

ityāpastambīye dharmmaśāstre ṣaṣṭho'dhyāyaḥ

> Thus ends the sixth chapter in the Dharmaśāstra of Āpastamba.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.apastamba~en-mt.6.10) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.17.10) — Sanskrit

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