The Laws of Manu; Or, Manava Dharma-Sástra, Abridged English Translation
The Laws of Manu; Or, Manava Dharma-Sástra, Abridged English Translation

Author: John Murdoch

Publisher: Hardpress Publishing

Published: 2012-08-01

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 9781290921770

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The Laws of Manu; Or, Manava Dharma-sástra, Abridged English Translation
The Laws of Manu; Or, Manava Dharma-sástra, Abridged English Translation

Author: John Murdoch

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2022-10-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781015815391

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Manu's Code of Law
Manu's Code of Law

Author: Manu

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 1150

ISBN-13: 9780195171464

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Manu's Code of Law is one of the most important texts in the Sanskrit canon, indeed one of the most important surviving texts from any classical civilization. It paints an astoundingly detailed picture of ancient Indian life-covering everything from the constitution of the king's cabinet to the price of a ferry trip for a pregnant woman-and its doctrines have been central to Indian thought and practice for 2000 years. Despite its importance, however, until now no one has produced a critical edition of this text. As a result, for centuries scholars have been forced to accept clearly inferior editions of Sanskrit texts and to use those unreliable editions as the basis for constructing the history of classical India. In this volume, Patrick Olivelle has assembled the critical text of Manu, including a critical apparatus containing all the significant manuscript variants, along with a reliable and readable translation, copious explanatory notes, and a comprehensive introduction on the structure, content, and socio-political context of the treatise. The result is an outstanding scholarly achievement that will be an essential tool for any serious student of India.

The Laws of Manu
The Laws of Manu

Author: John Murdoch

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-25

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 9780331934946

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Excerpt from The Laws of Manu: Or Manava Dharma-Sastra, Abridged English Translation Yajur Veda. - The Rig Veda denotes the Veda of hymns of praise. The santa-veda contains extracts from the rig-veda, arranged for the purpose of being chanted at sacrifices. The Atharra Veda is of later origin than the others. It is sometimes called the Gaming Veda, because it contains so many mantras supposed to be able to cause the destruction of enemies. The Y ajur Veda will be noticed rather more at length from its close connection with the dharma-sastras. The name comes from yaj, 'sacrifice.' It contains the formulas and verses to be muttered by the priests and their assistants who had chiefly to prepare the sacrificial ground, to dress the altar, slay the victims, and pour out the libations. The first sentences in one of the two divisions were to be uttered by the priest as he cut from a particular tree a switch with which to drive away the calves from the cows whose milk was to furnish the material of the offering. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.