...the necessities of the moment, is necessarily unsystematic, and must leave to custom a wide range 1 "The rule of conduct is transcendent law, whether...himself, should be always careful to (follow) it." — Manu I, 108. With regard to the historical side of custom, see Leist, Gracoitalische Rechtsgeschichte...

...the necessities of the moment, is necessarily unsystematic, and must leave to custom a wide range 1 "The rule of conduct is transcendent law, whether...for himself, should be always careful to (follow) it."—Manu I, 108. With regard to the historical side of custom, see Leist, Gracoitalische Rechtsgeschiehte...

...Prof. Max M tiller's ' Laws of Manu.''8 CHAPTEK I. — 10S. The rule of conduct (usage, 'SftBfa, %*O is transcendent law, whether it be taught in the revealed...for himself should be always careful to (follow) it. CHAPTER II. — (i. The whole Veda is the (first) source of the sacred law, next the traditions and...

...attentive to it' (see Lingat 1973: 198). A translation which appeals better to philologists reads: 'The rule of conduct is transcendent law, whether...twice-born man who possesses regard for himself should always be careful to follow it' (Buhler 1886:27). The dispute as to the meaning of this verse does...

...paramo dharmah snityuktah smarta èva ça I tasmädasmin sadä yukto nityam syädätmavän dvijah II — whether it be taught in the revealed texts or in the sacred tradition (srutyuktah smarta èva ca). All the four castes were therefore expected to follow the immemorial rule...