History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c73.t1.534

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¹²¹⁸ The holy dharma .... four feet-This refers to the idea that Dharma, when in pristine glory in the कृतयुग, has four feet, but in each succeeding युग one foot is lost; vide मनु I 81 (= शान्तिपर्व 232 37). Dr. Jolly is not right when he refers (in SBE vol. 7 p. 262) the words to नारद I. 11 (SBE vol 30 p 7) where व्यवहार is said to have four feet of which धर्म is one. Vide H. of Dh. vol III. pp 259-262 for explanation