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# The Law Code of Devala 10

Devalasmṛti 10

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.10)

nakhalomavihīnānāṃ prāyaścittaṃ pradāpayet  
caturṇāmapi varṇānāmanyathā'śuddhirasti hi

> He should have the penance performed \[by them\] after they have shed nails and hair; / for of all four castes there is otherwise impurity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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