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# The Law Code of Devala 17

Devalasmṛti (another edition) 17

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*alt.17)

balāddāsīkṛtā ye ca mlecchacāṇḍāladasyubhiḥ  
aśubhaṃ kāritāḥ karma gavādiprāṇihiṃsanam

> Those who have been forcibly enslaved by Mlecchas, Cāṇḍālas, or Dasyus, / and made to perform impure acts such as killing cattle and other living creatures,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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