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# The Law Code of Devala 26

Devalasmṛti (another edition) 26

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*alt.26)

balānmlecchaistu yo nītastasya śuddhistu kīdṛśī  
saṃvatsaroṣite śūdre śuddhiścāndrāyaṇena tu

> What is the purification of one who was forcibly carried off by Mlecchas? / If a Śūdra has stayed for a year, purification is by a Cāndrāyaṇa;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala~en-mt.26) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.33.26) — Sanskrit

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