[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) › [Devalasmṛti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala~en-mt) › 46 # The Law Code of Devala 46 English (machine translation) 46 - **Language:** English ### [46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala~en-mt.46) 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. - [Previous: 45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala~en-mt.45) - [Next: 47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala~en-mt.47) ## Linked texts (1) - [Devalasmṛti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.46) — Devala, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala~en-mt.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala~en-mt.46) · Pramāṇa