Manu (Lawgiver)

The Laws of Manu with the Bhāsya of Mēdhātithi

Manu-smrti

Manu-smriti [i.e. Manu-smrti] Notes: Comparative

Classical work on ancient Hindu Law; includes Sanskrit commentary, English translation, and notes.

Notes, pt. III, comparative

English translation, pt. V, discourses 9-12

Or, The Ordinances of Menu, According to the Gloss of Cullúca

Institutes of Hindu Law

English translation, pt. III, discourses 5-7

Kullūkabhaṭṭa

According to the Gloss of Cullúca : Comprising the Indian System of Duties, Religious and Civil

Institutes of Hindu Law, Or, The Ordinances of Menu [i.e., Manu]

Original Sanskrit Text, Critically Ed. According to the Standard Sanskrit Commentaries, with Critical Notes

Manava Dharma-sastra, the Code of Manu

Sanscrit [sic] text

The Ordinances of Manu

Manusmr̥tira Medhātithibhāshya

Being a Portion of this Ancient Work on Vaidik Rites, Together with the Commentary of Kumárila-swámin, a Fac-simile of the Ms. No. 17 in the Library of Her Majesty's Home Government for India

Mánava-kalpa-sútra

The Laws of Manu

Manu-smriti [i.e. Manu-smrti] Notes: Textual

Manu-smriti [i.e. Manu-smrti] Notes: Explanatory

Patrick Olivelle

'Manu was seated, when the great seers came up to him: "Please, Lord, tell us the Laws of all the social classes, as well as of those born in between..."' The Law Code of Manu is the most authoritative and the best-known legal text of ancient India. Famous for two thousand years it still generates controversy, with Manu's verses being cited in support of the oppression of women and members of the lower castes. A seminal Hindu text, the Law Code is important for its classic description of so many social institutions that have come to be identified with Indian society. It deals with the relationships between social and ethnic groups, between men and women, the organization of the state and the judicial system, reincarnation, the workings of karma, and all aspects of the law. Patrick Olivelle's lucid translation is the first to be based on his critically edited text, and it incorporates the most recent scholarship on ancient Indian history, law, society, and religion.

The Law Code of Manu

Manu (Lawgiver)

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