A code of Gentoo laws, or, ordinations of the pundits, from a Persian translation, made from the original, written in the Shanscrit language.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Halhed, Nathaniel Brassey, 1751-1830.

Series:

Making of the Modern World, Part I : The Goldsmiths'-Kress Collection, 1450-1850.

The Making of the Modern World, Part I : The Goldsmiths'-Kress Collection, 1450-1850

Language:

English

Persian

Sanskrit

Subjects (All):

Hindu law.

Customary law (Hindu law).

Customary law--India.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1xxiv, 61, 322 pages)

Other Title:

Code of Gentoo Laws; or, Ordinations of the Pundits

Code of Gentoo laws,

Place of Publication:

London : [s.n.], Printed in the Year MDCCLXXVI. [1776]

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": p. 7-23.

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

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

Reproduction of original from Goldsmiths' Library, University of London.

Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 11376.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T112179.

OCLC:

65354629