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# The Law Code of Devala 2.8: Madanapārijāta · Ācāra · Śūdrakamalākara +2

Devalasmṛti (fragments) 2.8

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*fragments.2.8)

bhuktocchiṣṭaṃ samādāya sarvasmāt kiṃcid ācaman | ucchiṣṭabhāgadheyebhyaḥ sodakaṃ nirvaped bhuvi

> “Revered sir, how indeed may Brahmins, Kṣatriyas, / Vaiśyas, and Śūdras in order attain purification when carried off by Mlecchas?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> 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.  
> — 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.2.8) — English, machine translation
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala~en-mt.2) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (5)

- [Ācāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.acara)
- [Bhagavantabhāskara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.bhagavantabhaskara.17.p42) — Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita 1625, Sanskrit
- [Śūdrakamalākara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.jati.sudrakamalakara.36.1-8) — Kamalākarabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- [Madanapārijāta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.madanaparijata.5.p3.4) — Viśveśvarabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- [Śūdrācāraśiromaṇi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.acara.sudradharma.sudracarasiromani.5.p37) — Kṛṣṇaśeṣa 1520, Sanskrit

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