Vaishnava Dharmashastra 8.37
Vaiṣṇava Dharmaśāstra 8.37
- Language
- Sanskrit
8.37
jānanto 'pi hi ye sākṣye tūṣṇīṃbhūtā udāsate
te kūṭasākṣiṇāṃ pāpais tulyā daṇḍena cāpy atha //
'Those who, though acquainted with the facts, and appointed to give evidence, stand mute, are equally criminal with, and deserve the same punishment as, false witnesses.' (After having addressed them) thus, let. the king examine the witnesses in the order of their castes.
Translations (1)
- The Institutes of Vishnu — Julius Jolly 1880, English
Commentaries (2)
- Keśavavaijayantī — Nandapaṇḍita, Sanskrit
- Vaijayantī — Nandapaṇḍita alias Vināyakapaṇḍita, Sanskrit
Linked texts (4)
- History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) — P. V. Kane, English
- Dharmatattvakalanidhi — Pṛthvīcandra, Sanskrit
- Pṛthvīcandra — Sanskrit
- Daṇḍaviveka — Vardhamāna Upādhyāya, Sanskrit