Hindu Law and Custom (Recht und Sitte) c8.11

c8.11

¹ The arguments of this opposite camp are worth quoting. Mitramiśra says that although the Śāstras recommend certain modes of acquiring property it does not follow that ownership cannot be valid without observing those directions, just as a man does not enjoy his meal the less even though he disregards the rules about keeping one's face turned to a certain direction at the time of eating. Tr.