Manusmriti
यावन्नापेत्यमेध्याक्ताद् गन्धो लेपश्च तत्कृतः । तावन् मृद्वारि चादेयं सर्वासु द्रव्यशुद्धिषु ॥ १२६ ॥
As long as the (foul) smell does not leave an (object) defiled by impure substances, and the stain caused by them (does not disappear), so long must earth and water be applied in cleansing (inanimate) things.
english translation
yAvannApetyamedhyAktAd gandho lepazca tatkRtaH । tAvan mRdvAri cAdeyaM sarvAsu dravyazuddhiSu ॥ 126 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptयावन्नापेत्यमेध्याक्ताद् गन्धो लेपश्च तत्कृतः । तावन् मृद्वारि चादेयं सर्वासु द्रव्यशुद्धिषु ॥ १२६ ॥
As long as the (foul) smell does not leave an (object) defiled by impure substances, and the stain caused by them (does not disappear), so long must earth and water be applied in cleansing (inanimate) things.
english translation
yAvannApetyamedhyAktAd gandho lepazca tatkRtaH । tAvan mRdvAri cAdeyaM sarvAsu dravyazuddhiSu ॥ 126 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript