The Law Code of Nārada m1.11
Nāradasmṛti m1.11
- Language
- Sanskrit
m1.11
tatra satye sthito dharmo vyavahāras tu sākṣiṣu /
caritraṃ pustakaraṇe rājājñāyāṃ tu śāsanam //
There virtue is based on truth; a judicial proceeding (rests) on the statements of the witnesses; documentary evidence (rests) on declarations reduced to writing; an edict (depends) on the pleasure of the king.
Translations (1)
- The Minor Law-Books, Part I: Nārada, Bṛhaspati — Julius Jolly 1889, English
Linked texts (1)
- Smṛticandrikā — Devaṇṇabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit