[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930) › v1.c5.46 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c5.46 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c5.46 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c5.46](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v1.c5.46) A dharmasūtra of Devala existed once - Mitākṣarā and other works also contain quotations in verse on ācāra, vyavahāra, srāddha - this latter a later compilation - Devalasmṛti in 90 verses on purifications is also a late work - jurist Devala flourished about the same time as Bṛhaspati and Kātyāyana. - [Previous: v1.c5.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v1.c5.45) - [Next: v1.c5.47](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v1.c5.47) - [Up: v1.c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v1.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v1.c5.46](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v1.c5.46) · Pramāṇa