Project Gutenberg 2007-06-24 Public domain in the USA. 111 Yajñavalkya Yajnavalkya Yájnavalkya Yadnyavalkya Montriou, W. A. (William Austin) 1810 Montriou, William Austin Röer, Edward 1805 1866 Edward Röer Roer, Edward 75502495 Hindu Law and Judicature from the Dharma-Sástra of Yájnavalkya Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C4%81j%C3%B1avalkya_Sm%E1%B9%9Bti Reading ease score: 72.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project. [ http://books.google.com/books?id=mFO6vZRrXz4C&pg ]) "Hindu Law and Judicature from the Dharma-Sástra of Yájnavalkya" is a scholarly work co-authored by Edward Röer and W. A. Montriou, written in the mid-19th century. This treatise offers an English translation of the ancient Indian legal text attributed to Yájnavalkya, with accompanying explanatory notes and an introduction. The book delves into the intricacies of Hindu law as articulated in the Dharma-Sástra, discussing its interpretations and applications within the caste system and societal norms. The opening portion introduces readers to the book’s foundation, highlighting the need for a comprehensive translation of Yájnavalkya's jurisprudence. It emphasizes the authors’ dedication to a faithful rendering of the original Sanskrit text while also drawing comparisons with prior translations and commentaries. Additionally, the introduction outlines the historical context of Hindu law, underscoring the significant role of Yájnavalkya's Dharma-Sástra as a pivotal legal authority within Hinduism, particularly in its relationship to concepts of caste, morality, and justice. Through this work, the authors aim to make these ancient legal principles accessible to modern readers and scholars alike. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Hindu law KN Text Hinduism Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Law & Criminology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 326004 326005 2024-11-09T12:28:01.964078 2023-09-10T04:42:05.421447 text/html text/html 333977 2007-06-24T11:54:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 85485 2007-06-24T12:02:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 187693 2024-11-09T12:28:14.601017 application/epub+zip 191108 2024-11-09T12:28:06.772060 application/epub+zip 159000 2024-11-09T12:28:04.964059 application/epub+zip 520918 2024-11-09T12:28:18.903467 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 486002 2024-11-09T12:28:13.276024 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333129 2022-09-10T10:00:47.949988 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215896 2024-11-09T12:28:00.092072 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 215508 2007-06-24T11:57:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 68857 2007-06-24T12:02:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 215259 2007-06-24T11:57:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 68626 2007-06-24T12:02:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 215259 2007-06-24T12:02:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 68455 2007-06-24T12:02:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24161 2024-11-09T12:28:19.063477 application/rdf+xml 26311 2024-11-09T12:28:05.590029 image/jpeg 5040 2024-11-09T12:28:05.280034 image/jpeg 183199 2024-11-09T12:28:01.984094 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia