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# The Law Code of Devala 37

Devalasmṛti 37

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.37)

brāhmaṇī kṣattriyā vaiśyā śūdrā nītā yadā'ntyajaiḥ  
brāhmaṇyāḥ kīdṛśaṃ nyāyyaṃ prāyaścittaṃ vidhīyate

> When a Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya, or Śūdra woman has been carried off by outcasts, / what proper penance is prescribed for the Brahmin woman?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.33.37) — Sanskrit

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