[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) › 52 # The Law Code of Devala 52 Devalasmṛti 52 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.52) sa garbho dīyate'nyasmai svayaṃ grāhyo na karhicit svajātau vajayedyasmātsaṃkaraḥ syādato'nyathā > That child is to be given away to another; it should never be taken as one's own. / For one should shun \[it\] in one's caste; otherwise, there would be intermixture. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.51) - [Next: 53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.53) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala~en-mt.52) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.33.52) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.52) · Pramāṇa