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# The Law Code of Devala 48

Devalasmṛti 48

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.48)

yoṣā garbhaṃ vidhatte yā mlecchātkāmādakāmataḥ  
brāhmaṇī kṣattriyā vaiśyā śūdrā varṇetarā ca yā

> The woman who bears a child from a Mleccha, willingly or unwillingly, / whether a Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya, Śūdra, or of other castes,  
> — 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.33.48) — Sanskrit

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