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# The Law Code of Devala 28

English (machine translation) 28

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### [28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala~en-mt.28)

Three-quarters \[of the twice-born penance\] is stated for a Kṣatriya; one should assign half for a Vaiśya; / the penance stated for a twice-born, one-quarter of it one should assign for a Śūdra.

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## Linked texts (1)

- [Devalasmṛti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.28) — Devala, Sanskrit

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