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# The Law Code of Devala 64

Devalasmṛti 64

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.64)

ghṛtaṃ vai kṛṣṇavarṇāyā vibhaktivarṇagocarā  
udakaṃ sarvavarṇaṃ syātkasya varṇo na gṛhyate

> Clarified butter is from a black-colored one; the domains of colors are distinguished. / Water may be of any color; the color of which \[water\] is not grasped?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala~en-mt.64) — English, machine translation

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- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.33.64) — Sanskrit

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