A Code of Gentoo laws, or, Ordinations of the pundits
By: from a Persian translation, made from the original, written in the Shanscrit language
Contributors: Halhed, Nathaniel Brassey, 1751-1830
Publisher: publisher not identified
Published: 1776
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Translated from: per
Number of pages: 322
Subjects: Hindu law; Customary law (Hindu law); Customary law; Droit hindou; Droit coutumier
Other titles: Vivādārnavasētu. English.; Code of Gentoo laws.; Ordinations of the pundits.
Notes: English translation by Nathaniel Brassey Halhed.

Translated from the Vivādārṇavasetu, a digest of Hindu law in 21 sections (taraṅga) compiled for Warren Hastings by the pandits: Bāneśvara, Kṙipārāma, Rāma Gopāla, Krishajw̄ana, Vireśvara, Krishṇacandra, Gavrikānta, Kāliśaṅkara, Syāmasundara, Krishnakeśava and Sĭtărāma--Cf. Eggeling, Cat. of Sanskrit mss. in Library of the India office, pt. III, 1891, p. 458, no. 1506.

"Names of the Brahmins who compiled this work": p. 6.

"Glossary of such Shàscrit [sic], Persian and Bengal words, as occur in this work": pages 7-23.

"Names of authors quoted in this compilation": p. 25.

"A list of the books from whence this pootee was compiled ... ": pages 26-28.

"A list of the books from whence this pootee was compiled...": p. 26-28 (2d group).

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