The Law Code of Bṛhaspati 1.1.115
Bṛhaspatismṛti 1.1.115
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- Sanskrit
1.1.115
pūrvāhṇe tām adhiṣṭhāya vṛddhāmātyānujīvibhiḥ /
paśyet purāṇadharmārthaśāstrāṇi śṛṇuyāt tathā //
No sentence should be passed merely according to the letter of the law. If a decision is arrived at without considering the circumstances of the case, violation of justice will be the result.
Translations (1)
- The Minor Law-Books, Part I: Nārada, Bṛhaspati — Julius Jolly 1889, English
Linked texts (6)
- Kṛtyakalpataru — Lakṣmīdhara Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- Bārhaspatyasaṃhitā (Aṅgiras) — Aṅgiras, Sanskrit
- Smṛticandrikā — Devaṇṇabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- Bhagavantabhāskara — Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita 1625, Sanskrit
- Madanaratna — Madanasiṃha, Sanskrit
- Vyavahāramayūkha — Nīlakaṇṭhabhaṭṭa 1610, Sanskrit