[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930) › v2.c23.254 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c23.254 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c23.254 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c23.254](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c23.254) (4) Āp. prescribes that the name should have two parts, the first being a noun and the second a verbal formation (generally a past passive participle). This rule is probably based on such ancient names as Brahmadatta (which occurs in Bṛ. Up. I. 3. 24 and figures very much in Pali works), Devadatta, Yajñadatta &c. - [Previous: v2.c23.253](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c23.253) - [Next: v2.c23.255](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c23.255) - [Up: v2.c23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c23) ## Cites (1) - [Bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣad](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.brhadaranyaka.1.3.24) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c23.254](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c23.254) · Pramāṇa