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# The Law Code of Devala 40

Devalasmṛti (another edition) 40

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*alt.40)

rajasvalā yadā spṛṣṭā mlecchenānyena vā punaḥ  
trirātramuṣitā snātvā pañcagavyena śudhyati

> When a menstruating woman is touched by a Mleccha or another, / having fasted for three nights and bathed, she is purified by the five products of the cow.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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