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# The Law Code of Nārada m1.30

Nāradasmṛti m1.30

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [m1.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.narada.m1.30)

āgamaḥ prathamaṃ kāryo vyavahārapadaṃ tataḥ /  
vivitsā nirṇayaś caiva darśanaṃ syāc caturvidham //

> The connection (âgama) must be examined first of all; then the title of law must be ascertained; thereupon follows the cure; and the decision comes at the end. These are the four parts of a trial.  
> — 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.m1.36) — Julius Jolly 1889, English

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