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# The Law Code of Devala 11

Devalasmṛti (another edition) 11

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*alt.11)

prāyaścittavihīnaṃ tu yadā teṣāṃ kalevaram  
kartavyastatra saṃskāro mekhalādaṇḍavarjitaḥ

> When their body has been devoid of penance, / the rite of passage is to be performed there without the girdle and staff.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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## Linked texts (1)

- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.33.11) — Sanskrit

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