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# The Law Code of Nārada m1.15

Nāradasmṛti m1.15

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [m1.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.narada.m1.15)

rājā sapuruṣaḥ sabhyāḥ śāstraṃ gaṇakalekhakau /  
hiraṇyam agnir udakam aṣṭāṅgaḥ sa udāhṛtaḥ //

> Because it consists of these eight, the king, his dutiful officer, the assessors of the court, the law-book, the accountant and scribe, gold, fire, and water; therefore it is said to have eight members.  
> — Julius Jolly 1889, The Minor Law-Books, Part I: Nārada, Bṛhaspati

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## Translations (1)

- [The Minor Law-Books, Part I: Nārada, Bṛhaspati](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.narada~en-jolly.m1.15) — Julius Jolly 1889, English

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