[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) › [The Law Code of Devala](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala) › 12 # The Law Code of Devala 12 Devalasmṛti 12 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.12) mlecchairnītena śūdrairvā hārite daṇḍamekhale saṃskārapramukhaṃ tasya sarvaṃ kāryaṃ yathāvidhi > If the staff and girdle were lost while carried off by Mlecchas or by Śūdras, / all his rites starting with the rite of passage should be performed according to rule. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.11) - [Next: 13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.13) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala~en-mt.12) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.33.12) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.12) · Pramāṇa