[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) › 17 # The Law Code of Devala 17 Devalasmṛti 17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.17) balāddāsīkṛtā ye ca mlecchacāṇḍāladasyubhiḥ aśubhaṃ kāritāḥ karma gavādiprāṇihiṃsanam > Those who have been forcibly enslaved by Mlecchas, Cāṇḍālas, or Dasyus, / and made to perform impure acts such as killing cattle and other living creatures, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.16) - [Next: 18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.18) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala~en-mt.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.17) · Pramāṇa