[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 # The Law Code of Devala 2: Bhakṣyābhakṣyam Devalasmṛti (fragments) 2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### Bhakṣyābhakṣyam ### [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) ### [2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*fragments.2.2) na bījān samupabhuñjīta rogāpattim ṛte budhaḥ | phalāny eṣām anantāni bījānāṃ hi vināśayet || nāśnīyāt payasā naktaṃ bhuktaṃ cen na svapen niśi | na kṣīram utsṛjet prāptaṃ pavitraṃ hi payaḥ smṛtam > A wise man should not eat seeds except in illness, for he destroys their endless fruits. He should not take food with milk at night, nor, having eaten (it), sleep at night; he should not reject milk offered, for milk is held pure. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [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 > Of water creatures, snails, oysters, nail-shells, porpoises, frogs and fish of misshapen form are not to be eaten. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [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 > 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) ### [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 > 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) ### [2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*fragments.2.6) svadāso nāpito gopaḥ kumbhakāraḥ kṛṣīvalaḥ | brāhmaṇair api bhojyānnāḥ pañcaite śūdrayonayaḥ > One's own slave, the barber, the cowherd, the potter and the ploughman: these five of Śūdra birth are men whose food even Brahmins may eat. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*fragments.2.7) aghṛtaṃ bhojayed vipraṃ yo gṛhe sati sarpiṣi | paratra nirayaṃ ghoraṃ sa yāty eva na saṃśayaḥ > Whoever feeds a Brahmin without ghee when there is ghee in the house goes without doubt to a terrible hell hereafter. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*fragments.2.8) bhuktocchiṣṭaṃ samādāya sarvasmāt kiṃcid ācaman | ucchiṣṭabhāgadheyebhyaḥ sodakaṃ nirvaped bhuvi > 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) ## 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 (17) - [Ācāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.acara) - [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 - [Smṛticandrikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.smrticandrika.13.p15) — Devaṇṇabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit - [Āhnikaprakāśa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.acara.ahnika.ahnikaprakasa.11.p40) — Mitramiśra, Sanskrit - [Bhagavantabhāskara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.bhagavantabhaskara.49.p46) — Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita 1625, Sanskrit - [Anūpavilāsa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.anupavilasa.20.63-2) — Maṇirāma 1665, Sanskrit - [Ācārasāra (Gadādhara)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.acara.acarasara-gadadhara.10.p36) — Gadādhara (Pāraskara commentator), Sanskrit - [Śūdrakamalākara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.jati.sudrakamalakara.60.1-6) — Kamalākarabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit - [Cakranārāyaṇīyanibandha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.cakranarayaniyanibandha.2.p71.3) — Viśvambharatrivedin 1600, Sanskrit - [Caturvargacintāmaṇi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.caturvargacintamani.181.p294) — Hemādri, Sanskrit - [Madanapārijāta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.madanaparijata.5.p3.4) — Viśveśvarabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit - [Śrāddhacandrikā (Divākarabhaṭṭa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.sraddha.sraddhacandrika.2.p98) — Divākarabhaṭṭa 1655, Sanskrit - [Śūdrācāraśiromaṇi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.acara.sudradharma.sudracarasiromani.5.p37) — Kṛṣṇaśeṣa 1520, Sanskrit - [Smṛtiviveka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.smrtiviveka.8.2-5) — Śūlapāṇi, 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](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*fragments.2) · Pramāṇa