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# Naradasmriti m2.2

Nāradasmṛti m2.2

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [m2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.narada.m2.2)

pūrvapakṣaśrutārthas tu pratyarthī tadanantaram /  
pūrvapakṣārthasaṃbandhaṃ pratipakṣaṃ niveśayet //

> The defendant (creditor), immediately after having become acquainted with the tenour of the plaint, shall write down his answer, which must correspond to the tenour of the plaint.  
> — 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.m2.2) — Julius Jolly 1889, English

## Linked texts (1)

- [Kātyāyanasmṛti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.uddhrta.katyayana.159) — Kātyāyana (smṛtikāra), Sanskrit

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