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# The Law Code of Devala 25

Devalasmṛti 25

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.25)

kuśahastaḥ satyavaktā devalena hyudāhṛtam  
vatsaraṃ vatsarārdhaṃ vā māsaṃ māsārdhameva vā

> with kuśa-grass in hand, speaking the truth—thus has it been declared by Devala— / for a year, or half a year, or a month, or half a month.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala~en-mt.25) — English, machine translation

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- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.33.25) — Sanskrit

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