History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c6.s23.16

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Besides these there are several cases where Nārada closely agrees with Manu though the verses are not identical, e.g. Nārada (sāhasa 19) may be compared with Manu 9. 271 and Nārada (appendix on theft, verses 1-4) may be compared with Manu (9. 256-260). These facts establish that Nārada is based on a version of Manu that was essentially the same as the extant text of Manu, though there was some difference here and there. Nārada contains several verses that occur in the Mahābhārata. For example, Śānti 111. 66 = N. (vyavahāra-mātṛkā 72),³⁵⁹ Udyoga 35. 58 = N. (sabhā, verse 18), Udyoga 35. 31-32 = N. (ṛ. 202-203). There are several cases where the text of Kauṭilya agrees with Nārada.³⁶⁰ In some of these cases the agreement is almost word for word.³⁶¹