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# The Law Code of Devala 30

Devalasmṛti 30

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.30)

aśītiryasya varṣāṇi bālo vā'pyūnaṣoḍaśaḥ  
prāyaścittārdhamarhanti striyo rogiṇa eva ca

> One who is eighty years old, or a child under sixteen, / women, and the sick are worthy of half the penance.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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