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# Apastambasmriti 9.14

Āpastambasmṛti 9.14

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [9.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.apastamba.9.14)

anne bhojanasampanne makṣikākeśadūṣite  
anantaraṃ spṛśedāpastaccānnaṃ bhasmanā spṛśet

> When the food has been prepared for a meal and is defiled by flies or hair, / immediately thereafter he should touch water, and touch that food with ashes.  
> — 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.9.14) — English, machine translation

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- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.20.15) — Sanskrit

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