[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) › [The old Devala law-book — fragments](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*fragments) › 2.3 # The Law Code of Devala 2.3: Kṛtyakalpataru · Gṛhastharatnākara · Mahānibandha +1 Devalasmṛti (fragments) 2.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*fragments.2.3) śambūkaḥ śuktir nakhaśuktiḥ śiśumāraḥ plavaṅgamaḥ | matsyāś ca vikṛtākārā naiva bhakṣyā jalaukasām > “Revered sir, how indeed may Brahmins, Kṣatriyas, / Vaiśyas, and Śūdras in order attain purification when carried off by Mlecchas? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > Of water creatures, snails, oysters, nail-shells, porpoises, frogs and fish of misshapen form are not to be eaten. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*fragments.2.2) - [Next: 2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*fragments.2.4) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*fragments.2) ## Translations (2) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*fragments~en-mt.2.3) — English, machine translation - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala~en-mt.2) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (5) - [Mahānibandha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha) - [Kṛtyakalpataru](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.krtyakalpataru.5.p497) — Lakṣmīdhara Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit - [Gṛhastharatnākara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.acara.ahnika.grhastharatnakara.22.p77) — Caṇḍeśvara, Sanskrit - [Āhnikaprakāśa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.acara.ahnika.ahnikaprakasa.11.p226) — Mitramiśra, Sanskrit - [Cakranārāyaṇīyanibandha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.cakranarayaniyanibandha.2.p80.1) — Viśvambharatrivedin 1600, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*fragments.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*fragments.2.3) · Pramāṇa