[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) › 46 # The Law Code of Devala 46 Devalasmṛti 46 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.46) punaḥ prāpya svakaṃ deśaṃ cāturvarṇyasya niṣkṛtiḥ kṛcchramekaṃ caredviprastadardhaṃ kṣattriyaścaret pādonaṃ ca caredvaiśyaḥ śūdraḥ pādena śudhyati > the expiation of the four castes upon regaining their own country: / a Brahmin should perform one Kṛcchra, a Kṣatriya half of that, / a Vaiśya three-quarters, and a Śūdra is purified by a quarter. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.45) - [Next: 47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.47) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala~en-mt.46) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.33.46) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.46) · Pramāṇa