Institutes of Hindu Law: Or, The Ordinances of Menu, According to the Gloss of Cullúcaorder of the government., 1796 - 366 pàgines |
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Pàgina xi
... four works of fupreme authority , which ought never to be fhaken by arguments merely human . ' It is the general opinion of Pandits , that BRAHMA ' taught his laws to MENU in a hun- dred thousand verfes , which MENU explained to the ...
... four works of fupreme authority , which ought never to be fhaken by arguments merely human . ' It is the general opinion of Pandits , that BRAHMA ' taught his laws to MENU in a hun- dred thousand verfes , which MENU explained to the ...
Pàgina xii
... four heads in a thousand chapters , delivered the work to NA'RED , the fage among gods , who abridged it , for the use of mankind , in twelve thousand verfes , • and gave them to a fon of BHRIGU , named • SUMATI , who , for greater eafe ...
... four heads in a thousand chapters , delivered the work to NA'RED , the fage among gods , who abridged it , for the use of mankind , in twelve thousand verfes , • and gave them to a fon of BHRIGU , named • SUMATI , who , for greater eafe ...
Pàgina xv
... four eyes to the person of a king ; for the word char , which means an emissary in Sanferit , fignifies four in the popular dialect . THE work , now prefented to the European world , contains abundance of curious matter extremely ...
... four eyes to the person of a king ; for the word char , which means an emissary in Sanferit , fignifies four in the popular dialect . THE work , now prefented to the European world , contains abundance of curious matter extremely ...
Pàgina xix
... four claffes , and by each of them , in their feveral degrees , together with the duties of every mixed class ; 3. For thou , Lord , and thou only among mor- tals , knoweft the true fenfe , the firft principle , and the prescribed ...
... four claffes , and by each of them , in their feveral degrees , together with the duties of every mixed class ; 3. For thou , Lord , and thou only among mor- tals , knoweft the true fenfe , the firft principle , and the prescribed ...
Pàgina 9
... four thousand years of the Gods ; the twilight preceding it confifts of as many hundreds , and the twilight following it , of the • fame number : C 70. In the other three ages , with their 70. In SUMMARY OF THE CONTENTS . 9.
... four thousand years of the Gods ; the twilight preceding it confifts of as many hundreds , and the twilight following it , of the • fame number : C 70. In the other three ages , with their 70. In SUMMARY OF THE CONTENTS . 9.
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acts alfo anceſtors anchoret beafts beatitude begotten BHRIGU birth BRAHMA Bráhmen cafe cattle caufe cauſe ceremony Chatriya claffes clafs clarified butter claſs confidered conftantly creatures damfel declared defire deftroy divine duties expiation facred facrifice fages falfe falute fame father fcripture fecond feek fenfe fervants feven fhall fhould fince fire firft firſt flain fleſh foldier fome foul fpirit fráddha fruit ftand ftealing ftudent fubfiftence fubjection fuch fupreme fyftem give giver gods grain higheſt himſelf holy honour houfe houſe huſband increaſe INDRA juft kinfman learned let the king lord marriage married MENU moſt mother muft muſt night obfequies obferve oblation occafions offence ordained panas penance perfon perform pleaſure preceptor prefent preſcribed prieft puniſhment purified purpoſe read the Véda refpect rites rule ſhall Súdra texts thefe theſe thofe thoſe thouſand tion twice born Upanishads uſed virtuous wealth whofe wife woman women
Passatges populars
Pàgina 172 - A king, even though a child, must not be treated lightly, from an idea that he is a mere mortal: no, he is a powerful divinity, who appears in a human shape.
Pàgina 182 - Calling to mind the duty of honourable men, let him never slay one, who has broken his weapon; nor one, who is afflicted with private sorrow; nor one, who has been grievously wounded; nor one, who is terrified; nor one, who turns his back.
Pàgina xvi - GOD, and the harsh admonitions even to kings, are truly noble ; and the many panegyricks on the Gayatri, the Mother, as it is called, of the Veda, prove the author to have adored (not the...
Pàgina 120 - "well and good," or let him say, "well," only; but let him not maintain fruitless enmity and altercation with any man. 140. "Let him not journey too early in the morning or too late in the evening, nor .too near the mid-day, nor with an unknown companion, nor alone, nor with men of the servile class.
Pàgina xv - The work, now presented to the European world, contains abundance of curious matter extremely interesting both to speculative lawyers and antiquaries, with many beauties, which need not be pointed out, and with many blemishes, which cannot be justified or palliated. It is a system of despotism and priestcraft, both indeed limited by law, but artfully conspiring to give mutual support...
Pàgina 160 - Or the hermit may bring food from a town, having received it in a basket of leaves, in his naked hand, or in a potsherd ; and then let him swallow eight mouthfuls.
Pàgina 203 - Of injustice in decisions, one quarter falls on the ' party in the cause ; one quarter, on his witnesses ; one ' quarter, on all the judges ; and one quarter on the king ; 19. ' But where he, who deserves condemnation...
Pàgina 158 - Let him be constantly engaged in reading the Veda; patient of all extremities, universally benevolent, with a mind intent on the Supreme Being ; a perpetual giver, but no receiver of gifts ; with tender affection for all animated bodies.
Pàgina 251 - Let the king establish rules for the sale and ' purchase of all marketable things, having duly con' sidered whence they come, if imported ; and, if ea'port' ed, whither they must be sent; how long they have been 'kept; what may be gained by them ; and what has