[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) › [Devalasmṛti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala) › [Devala Smriti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*alt) › 2 # The Law Code of Devala 2 Devalasmṛti (another edition) 2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*alt.2) bhagavanmlecchanītā hi kathaṃ śuddhimavāpnuyuḥ brāhmaṇāḥ kṣattriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrāścaivānupūrvaśaḥ > “Revered sir, how indeed may Brahmins, Kṣatriyas, / Vaiśyas, and Śūdras in order attain purification when carried off by Mlecchas? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*alt.1) - [Next: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*alt.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala~en-mt.2) — English, machine translation ## Other recensions (1) - [Devalasmṛti (fragments)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*fragments.2) — Sanskrit ## Linked texts (1) - [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.33.2) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*alt.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*alt.2) · Pramāṇa