Public Administration in Ancient India c15.97
Public Administration in Ancient India c15.97
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c15.97
¹ Manu says that the judge should exhort the witnesses as follows: "A witness who speaks the truth in his evidence gains (after death) the most excellent regions (of bliss) and here (below) unsurpassable fame." "Such testimony is revered by Brahman himself." And so on. Manu, VIII. 81-86. According to Gautama, Vasistha, and Bodhāyana also, by giving false evidence a person incurs sin in varying degrees.
Cites (4)
- Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit
- Baudhāyanadharmasūtra — Baudhāyana, Sanskrit
- Vasiṣṭhadharmasūtra — Vasiṣṭha, Sanskrit
- Gautamadharmasūtra — Gautama (dharmasūtrakāra), Sanskrit