Vaishnava Dharmashastra 8.40
Vaiṣṇava Dharmaśāstra 8.40
- Language
- Sanskrit
8.40
bahutvaṃ pratigṛhṇīyāt sākṣidvaidhe narādhipaḥ
sameṣu ca guṇotkṛṣṭān guṇidvaidhe dvijottamān //
Whenever a perjured witness has given false evidence in a suit, (the king) must reverse the judgment; and whatever has been done, must be considered as undone.
Translations (1)
- The Institutes of Vishnu — Julius Jolly 1880, English
Commentaries (2)
- Vaijayantī — Nandapaṇḍita alias Vināyakapaṇḍita 1598, Sanskrit
- Keśavavaijayantī — Nandapaṇḍita, Sanskrit
Linked texts (2)
- History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) — P. V. Kane, English
- Hindu Law and Custom (Recht und Sitte) — Julius Jolly & Batakrishna Ghosh, English