[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) › 22 # The Law Code of Devala 22 Devalasmṛti 22 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.22) ūrdhvaṃ saṃvatsarātkalpyaṃ prāyaścittaṃ dvijottamaiḥ saṃvatsaraiścaturbhiśca tadbhāvamadhigacchati > Beyond a year, a penance is to be prescribed by the best of the twice-born; / and after four years he assumes that \[Mleccha\] nature. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.21) - [Next: 23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.23) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala~en-mt.22) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.22) · Pramāṇa