[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) › 39 # The Law Code of Devala 39 Devalasmṛti 39 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.39) na kṛtaṃ maithunaṃ tābhirabhakṣyaṃ naiva bhakṣitam śuddhistadā trirātreṇa mlecchānnenaiva bhakṣite > If sexual intercourse was not had by them, and inedible food was not eaten, / then purification is by three nights \[of fasting\] if only Mleccha food was eaten. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.38) - [Next: 40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.40) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala~en-mt.39) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.33.39) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.39) · Pramāṇa