Manusmriti 8.164
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 8.164
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- Sanskrit
8.164
satyā na bhāṣā bhavati yady api syāt pratiṣṭhitā
bahiś ced bhāṣyate dharmān niyatād vyavahārikāt //
That agreement which has been made contrary to the law or to the settled usage (of the virtuous), can have no legal force, though it be established (by proofs).
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (6)
- Manvāśrayānusāriṇī — Govindarāja, Sanskrit
- Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit
- Manvarthamuktāvalī — Kullūka Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- Manvarthacandrikā — Rāghavānanda Sarasvatī, Sanskrit
- Commentary of Nārāyaṇa — Nārāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Mānavāryabhāṣya — Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Vyavahāracintāmaṇi — Vācaspatimiśra, Sanskrit