 | 1813 - 514 pàgines
...commercial, die military, or sacerdotal class, would be occasioned by true evidence, from the known rigor of the King; even though the fault arose from inadvertence...falsehood may be spoken : it is even preferable to truth," v. 1 05. 1« Such witnesses must offer, as oblations to Saraswati, cakes of rke and milk, addressed... | |
 | James Mill - 1817 - 700 pàgines
...direct encouragement of perjury. " Whenever," says the ordinance of Menu, " the death of a man^ who had been a grievous offender, either of the servile, the...falsehood may be spoken : it is even preferable to truth." $ What a state of justice, in which the king may condemn a man to death for inadvertence or error,... | |
 | James Mill - 1820 - 496 pàgines
...direct encouragement of perjury. " Whenever," says the ordinance of Menu, " the death of a man, who had been a grievous offender, either of the servile, the...rigour of the king, even though the fault arose from inadi Code of Gentoo Laws, ch. iii. sect. 6, p. 107. • Lans of Menu, ch. viii. vertence or error,... | |
 | Leicester Stanhope Earl of Harrington - 1823 - 218 pàgines
...life, or to benefit a Brahmin. " Whenever," says the ordinance of Menu, " the death of a man who had been a grievous offender, either of the servile, the...sacerdotal class, would be occasioned by true evidence, falsehood may be spoken, it is even preferable to truth." The root, however, of this evil is in the... | |
 | Manu (Lawgiver) - 1825 - 490 pàgines
...the speech of the gods. 104. ' Whenever CHAP. 104. ' Whenever the death of a man, who had not viri- ' been a grievous offender, either of the servile, the...even though the fault arose from ' inadvertence or errour, falsehood may be spoken : it ' is even preferable to truth. 105. ' Such witnesses must offer,... | |
 | Manu (Lawgiver) - 1825 - 488 pàgines
...wise men * call the speech of the gods. CHAP. 104. ' Whenever the death of a man, who had not vm- ' been a grievous offender, either of the servile, the...rigour of the king, even though the fault arose from 1 inadvertence or errour, falsehood may be spoken : it ' is even preferable to truth. 105. ' Such witnesses... | |
 | London missionary society - 1873 - 766 pàgines
...heaven ; such evidence wise men call the speech of tho gods." " Whenever the death of a man, who had not been a grievous offender, either of the servile,...rigour of the King, even though the fault arose from iaadvertenee or enor, falsehood may be spoken: it is even preferable to truth." Such must offer, as... | |
 | James Mill, Horace Hayman Wilson - 1848 - 608 pàgines
...direct encouragement of perjury. " Whenever," says the ordinance of Menu, " the death of a man, who had been a grievous offender, either of the servile, the...falsehood may be spoken : it is even preferable to truth."2 What a state of i 1 Laws of Menu, ch. viii. 2 Laws of Menu, ch. viii. sect. 104. — M. This... | |
 | 1849 - 538 pàgines
...in heaven ; such evidence wise men call the speech of the gods. Whenever the death of a man who had not been a grievous offender either of the servile,...sacerdotal class, would be occasioned by true evidence, falsehood may be spoken ; it- is even preferable to truth." — Manu, viii. 103, 104. Now these inconsistencies... | |
 | Manu, Graves Champney Haughton - 1869 - 366 pàgines
...heaven : such evidence wise men call the speech of the gods. 104. Whenever the death of a man, who had not been a grievous offender, either of the servile,...king, even though the fault arose from inadvertence or errour, falsehood may be spoken : it is even preferable to truth. 105. Such witnesses must offer, as... | |
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In some cases, a giver of false evidence from a pious motive, even though he know the truth, shall not lose a seat in heaven : such evidence wise men call the speech of the gods. 
