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# The Law Code of Devala 2.1: Kṛtyakalpataru · Ācārasāra (Gadādhara) · Gṛhastharatnākara +2

Devalasmṛti (fragments) 2.1

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*fragments.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?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> One who, having bathed and washed his feet, pure, adorned with garland and perfume, eats what remains of the five sacrifices, eats ambrosia.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (2)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*fragments~en-mt.2.1) — English, machine translation
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala~en-mt.2) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (6)

- [Mahānibandha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha)
- [Kṛtyakalpataru](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.krtyakalpataru.5.p261) — Lakṣmīdhara Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- [Gṛhastharatnākara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.acara.ahnika.grhastharatnakara.20.p4) — Caṇḍeśvara, Sanskrit
- [Ācārasāra (Gadādhara)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.acara.acarasara-gadadhara.10.p36) — Gadādhara (Pāraskara commentator), Sanskrit
- [Āhnikaprakāśa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.acara.ahnika.ahnikaprakasa.11.p40) — Mitramiśra, Sanskrit
- [Cakranārāyaṇīyanibandha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.cakranarayaniyanibandha.2.p71.3) — Viśvambharatrivedin 1600, Sanskrit

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