The Law Code of Devala 2: Bhakṣyābhakṣyam

2.1

snātvā prakṣālya pādau ca sraggandhālaṃkṛtaḥ śuciḥ | pañcayajñāvaśiṣṭaṃ ca yo bhuṅkte so 'mṛtāśanaḥ

“Revered sir, how indeed may Brahmins, Kṣatriyas, / Vaiśyas, and Śūdras in order attain purification when carried off by Mlecchas?

One who, having bathed and washed his feet, pure, adorned with garland and perfume, eats what remains of the five sacrifices, eats ambrosia.

2.2

na bījān samupabhuñjīta rogāpattim ṛte budhaḥ | phalāny eṣām anantāni bījānāṃ hi vināśayet || nāśnīyāt payasā naktaṃ bhuktaṃ cen na svapen niśi | na kṣīram utsṛjet prāptaṃ pavitraṃ hi payaḥ smṛtam

A wise man should not eat seeds except in illness, for he destroys their endless fruits. He should not take food with milk at night, nor, having eaten (it), sleep at night; he should not reject milk offered, for milk is held pure.

2.3

śambūkaḥ śuktir nakhaśuktiḥ śiśumāraḥ plavaṅgamaḥ | matsyāś ca vikṛtākārā naiva bhakṣyā jalaukasām

Of water creatures, snails, oysters, nail-shells, porpoises, frogs and fish of misshapen form are not to be eaten.

2.4

śleṣmātako vajraphalī kausumbhaṃ nālamastakān | gṛñjanaṃ ceti śākānām abhakṣyāṇi pracakṣate | palāṇḍuṃ laśunaṃ śuktaṃ niryāsaṃ ceti sarvaśaḥ | kucundaṃ śvetavṛntākaṃ kumbhāṇḍaṃ ca vivarjayet

Of vegetables, śleṣmātaka, vajraphalī, safflower, lotus tops and gṛñjana are declared not to be eaten; one should avoid onion, garlic, soured things and exudations altogether, and kucunda, white eggplant and gourd.

2.5

abhojyaṃ prāhur āhāraṃ śuktaṃ paryuṣitaṃ sadā | anyatra madhusaktubhyāṃ bhakṣyebhyaḥ sarpiṣo guḍāt || avalīḍhaṃ śvamārjāradhvāṅkṣakukkuṭamūṣikaiḥ | bhojane nopayuñjīta tad amedhyaṃ hi dharmataḥ

Food that has turned sour or been kept overnight they always call unfit, except honey, barley-meal, sweetmeats, ghee and molasses. What has been licked by dogs, cats, crows, cocks or mice he should not use for eating, for by dharma it is impure.

2.6

svadāso nāpito gopaḥ kumbhakāraḥ kṛṣīvalaḥ | brāhmaṇair api bhojyānnāḥ pañcaite śūdrayonayaḥ

One's own slave, the barber, the cowherd, the potter and the ploughman: these five of Śūdra birth are men whose food even Brahmins may eat.

2.7

aghṛtaṃ bhojayed vipraṃ yo gṛhe sati sarpiṣi | paratra nirayaṃ ghoraṃ sa yāty eva na saṃśayaḥ

Whoever feeds a Brahmin without ghee when there is ghee in the house goes without doubt to a terrible hell hereafter.

2.8

bhuktocchiṣṭaṃ samādāya sarvasmāt kiṃcid ācaman | ucchiṣṭabhāgadheyebhyaḥ sodakaṃ nirvaped bhuvi

Taking a little of every leaving of the meal, before sipping, he should offer it with water on the ground to those whose share is the leavings.