[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) › 2.5 # The Law Code of Devala 2.5: Kṛtyakalpataru · Gṛhastharatnākara · Nṛsiṃhaprasāda Devalasmṛti (fragments) 2.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*fragments.2.5) abhojyaṃ prāhur āhāraṃ śuktaṃ paryuṣitaṃ sadā | anyatra madhusaktubhyāṃ bhakṣyebhyaḥ sarpiṣo guḍāt || avalīḍhaṃ śvamārjāradhvāṅkṣakukkuṭamūṣikaiḥ | bhojane nopayuñjīta tad amedhyaṃ hi dharmataḥ > “Revered sir, how indeed may Brahmins, Kṣatriyas, / Vaiśyas, and Śūdras in order attain purification when carried off by Mlecchas? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > 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. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*fragments.2.4) - [Next: 2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*fragments.2.6) - [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.2.5) — English, machine translation - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala~en-mt.2) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (4) - [Kṛtyakalpataru](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.krtyakalpataru.5.p441) — Lakṣmīdhara Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit - [Smṛticandrikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.smrticandrika.13.p15) — Devaṇṇabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit - [Gṛhastharatnākara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.acara.ahnika.grhastharatnakara.22.p32) — Caṇḍeśvara, Sanskrit - [Nṛsiṃhaprasāda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.nrsimhaprasada.p96) — Dalapatirāja 1511, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*fragments.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*fragments.2.5) · Pramāṇa