[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.5035 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.5035 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.5035 - **Language:** English ### [c9.5035](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5035) VYAVAHĀRA. It is mentioned in Manusmṛti, Chapter 8, that administering the law was of eighteen types in ancient India. - [Previous: c9.5034](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5034) - [Next: c9.5036](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5036) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (1) - [Mānava Dharmaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu) — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5035](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5035) · Pramāṇa