The History of Indian Literature c6.59

c6.59

The Dharma-Śástras, 276; Code of Manu, Brahmanical organisation as here presented, 276; highly developed judicial procedure here exhibited, 277; connection of Dharma-Śástras with Grihya-Sútras, 277, 278; critical questions connected with existing text of Manu, 279; different redactions of Manu and the other Dharma-Śástras, number of these, 280; relation of Manu’s Code to that of Yájnavalkya, date of the latter, 280, 281; Epic poetry and Puráṇas also sources for Hindú law, 282; modern jurisprudence, 282; Dekhan the chief seat of literary activity after eleventh century, 283.