[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) › 2.4 # The Law Code of Devala 2.4: Kṛtyakalpataru · Ācāra · Anūpavilāsa Devalasmṛti (fragments) 2.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*fragments.2.4) śleṣmātako vajraphalī kausumbhaṃ nālamastakān | gṛñjanaṃ ceti śākānām abhakṣyāṇi pracakṣate | palāṇḍuṃ laśunaṃ śuktaṃ niryāsaṃ ceti sarvaśaḥ | kucundaṃ śvetavṛntākaṃ kumbhāṇḍaṃ ca vivarjayet > “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 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. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*fragments.2.3) - [Next: 2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*fragments.2.5) - [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.2.4) — English, machine translation - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala~en-mt.2) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [Ācāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.acara) - [Kṛtyakalpataru](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.krtyakalpataru.5.p414) — Lakṣmīdhara Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit - [Anūpavilāsa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.anupavilasa.20.60) — Maṇirāma 1665, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*fragments.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*fragments.2.4) · Pramāṇa