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# The Law Code of Devala 41

Devalasmṛti (another edition) 41

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*alt.41)

spṛṣṭvā rajasvalā'nyonyaṃ brāhmaṇī kṣattriyā tathā  
trirātreṇa viśuddhiḥ syāddevalasya vaco yathā

> When a Brahmin woman and a Kṣatriya woman touch each other while menstruating, / purification takes place after three nights, according to the word of Devala.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.33.41) — Sanskrit

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