[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Polity, Pleasure & Law](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti) › [Law and Social-Religious Duty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma) › [Minor extant smṛtis](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti) › [Atri Smriti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri) › 5.38 # Atri Smriti 5.38 Atrismṛti (Atrisaṃhitā) 5.38 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri.5.38) rajatā śudhyate nārī nadī vegena śudhyati bhasmanā śudhyate kāṃsyaṃ punaḥ pākena mṛṇmayam > A woman is purified by her menses; a river is purified by its current; / bell-metal is purified by ashes; an earthen vessel by re-firing. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri.5.37) - [Next: 5.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri.5.39) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri~en-mt.5.38) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri.5.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri.5.38) · Pramāṇa