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# The Law Code of Nārada m1.8

Nāradasmṛti m1.8

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [m1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.narada.m1.8)

sa catuṣpāc catuḥsthānaś catuḥsādhana eva ca /  
caturhitaś caturvyāpī catuṣkārī ca kīrtyate //

> Judicial procedure has four feet, four bases, four means, it benefits four, reaches four, and produces four results. This has been declared.  
> — 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.m1.8) — Julius Jolly 1889, English

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