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Translations of the Mānava Dharmaśāstra at Emory

Translations of the Mānava Dharmaśāstra at Other Institutions

Derrett, John Duncan Martin, ed. Bhāruci’s Commentary on the Manusmṛti (The Manu-Śāstra-Vivaraṇa, Books 6–12). Vol. 2. Wiesbaden, West Germany: Steiner, 1975. 
Dutt, Manmatha Nath. The Dharma Śāstra, Or, The Hindu Law Codes, 2013.
Graves, Chamney, ed. Manav Dharma Shastra or Institute of Manu : Code of Hindu Laws. 4V. V1- Sanskrit Text. V2- Sanskrit Text. V3- English Translation. V4- English Translation. New Delhi : New Delhi :, 1825.
Manmathanatha, Datta. The Dharma Sa’stra; Or, The Hindu Law Codes (English Translation) ... Calcutta,: Calcutta, 1908.
Manu. English Translation : Part 1 ; Discourses 1 & 2. Delhi: Delhi, 1999.
———. English Translation : Part 2 ; Discourses 3 & 4. Delhi: Delhi, 1999.
———. English Translation : Part 3 ; Discourses 5, 6 & 7. Delhi: Delhi, 1999.
———. English Translation : Part 4 ; Discourse 8. Delhi: Delhi, 1999.
———. English Translation : Part 5 ; Discourses 9, 10, 11 & 12. Delhi: Delhi, 1999.
———. Hindu Polity :b (the Ordinances of Manu). Ludhiana : Ludhiana :, 1972.
———. Institutes of Hindoo Law, Or, The Ordinances of Menu, according to the Gloss of Colluca : Comprising the Indian System of Duties, Religious and Civil. Calcutta : Calcutta :, 1821.
———. Institutes of Hindu Law : Or, the Ordinances of Menu, according to the Gloss of Cull’uca : Comprising the Indian System of Duties, Religious and Civil. London : London :, 1825.
———. Institutes of Hindu Law Or, The Ordinances of Menu (Chapters I. to Viii.). Watford,: Watford, 1911.
———. Laws of Menoo. Rangoon : Rangoon :, 189AD.
———. Mánava Dharma Sástra, Or, The Institutes of Manu according to the Gloss of Kulluka : Comprising the Indian System of Duties, Religious and Civil. Madras : Madras :, 1880.
———. Manav Dharma Shastra or the Institutes of Manu 3 English Translations. Delhi: Delhi, 1982.
———. Manav Dharma Shastra or the Institutes of Manu 4 English Translations. Delhi: Delhi, 1982.
———. Mānava-Dherma-Sāstra; Or, the Institutes of Menu. London,: London, 1825.
———. Manu Smr̥ti : Text with English Translation & Śloka Index. Delhi : Delhi :, 2012.
———. Manu Smṛti : Text with Sanskrit Commentary and English Translation = Manusmr̥tiḥ, 2014.
———. Manu’s Code of Law : A Critical Edition and Translation of the Manava-Dharmasastra. Oxford ; Oxford ;, 2005.
MANU. Manu-Samhita. Chapter I. Being 1. Sanskrit Text [Sic] of Manu. 2. Sanskrit Text of Kulluk Bhatta’s Commentary. 3. Bengali Translations of the Texts and the Commentary. 4. English Translation of the Text. 6. [Sic]. Paraphrase ... 6. Grammatical Notes [Sic] ... Edited by Guru Prasanna Vedanta Sastri. Xvi. 154. Calcutta,: Xvi. 154. Calcutta, 1915.
Manu. Manusaṁhitā. Chapter VII. Calcutta : Calcutta :, 1959.
MANU. Manu-Samhitá, with Kulluka’s Commentary ... Edited with [English] Notes and [English and Bengali] Translations by J.N. Kaviratna, B.A. With an Introduction by Satyendranath Sen, Vidyavagisa. Calcutta, 1915, etc.: Calcutta, 1915, etc., 1915.
Manu. Manusmriti : The Constitution of the Vedic Society. New Delhi : New Delhi :, 2010.
———. Manusmr̥ti = Manusmr̥tiḥ. Delhi : Delhi :, 2010.
———. Manusmr̥ti = Manusmr̥tiḥ Vol. 1. Delhi: Delhi, 2010.
———. Manusmr̥ti = Manusmr̥tiḥ Vol. 2. Delhi: Delhi, 2010.
———. Manusmṛti : A Literal Prose English Translation. Varanasi : Varanasi :, 1979.
———. Manusmr̥ti, II & III Chapters. Delhi : Delhi :, 1999.
———. Manu-Smrti; the Laws of Manu with the Bhāsya of Mēdhātithi. [Calcutta]: [Calcutta], 1920.
———. Manusmr̥ti : With the “Manubhāṣya” of Medhātithi. Delhi : Delhi :, 1999.
———. Manusmrti : With the “Manubhasya” of Medhatithi ; Text, Translation and Notes. Delhi : Delhi :, 1999.
———. Manusmr̥ti : With the “Manubhāṣya” of Medhātithi. Vol. 3, English Translation, Part I, Discourses I & II. Delhi : Delhi :, 1999.
———. Manusmr̥ti : With the “Manubhāṣya” of Medhātithi. Vol. 4, English Translation, Part II, Discourses III & IV. Delhi : Delhi :, 1999.
———. Manusmr̥ti : With the “Manubhāṣya” of Medhātithi. Vol. 5, English Translation, Part III, Discourses V, VI & VII. Delhi : Delhi :, 1999.
———. Manusmr̥ti : With the “Manubhāṣya” of Medhātithi. Vol. 6, English Translation, Part IV, Discourse VIII. Delhi : Delhi :, 1999.
———. Manusmr̥ti : With the “Manubhāṣya” of Medhātithi. Vol. 7, English Translation, Part V, Discourses IX, X, XI & XII. Delhi : Delhi :, 1999.
———. Manu-Smr̥tiḥ : With an Exhaustive Introduction, Sanskrit Text, English Translation, Notes & Index of Verses, 2015.
———. The Law Code of Manu. Oxford ; Oxford ;, 2004.
———. The Laws of Manu. London, England ; London, England ;, 1991.
———. The Laws of Manu with the Bhasys of Medhatithi. Calcutta,: Calcutta, 1926.
———. The Ordinances of Manu. New Delhi : New Delhi :, 1971.
Manu, Mānavadharmaśāstra. Institutes of Hindu Law Or, the Ordinances of Menu, according to the Gloss of Culluća. Comprising the Indian System of Duties, Religious and Civil. Verbally Translated from the Original Sanscrit. With a Preface, by Sir William Jones. [Farmington Hills, Mich] : [Farmington Hills, Mich] :, 2009.
Manu Samhita [English Translation]., 2013.
Murdoch, John. The Laws of Manu : Or, Manava Dharma-Sástra, Abridged English Translation,. London,: London, 1898.
———. The Laws of Manu: Or, Manava Dharma-Sastra. Abridged English Translation; with Notices of Other Dharmasastras. London : London :, 1898.
Olivelle, Patrick. A Dharma Reader : Classical Indian Law, 2017.
Pushpendra Kumar. Hindu Dharmaśāstra : Introduction, Text with English Translation & Sanskrit Shloka Index. Delhi : Delhi :, 2011.
Sharma, R. N. Manusmrti : Sanskrit Text with English Translation of M.N. Dutt, Index of Slokas and Critical Notes. Delhi : Delhi :, 1998.
YĀJÑAVALKYA. Extracts from the Yâjnavalkya Smriti: With Translation into English; Explanatory Quotations from Vijnyâneshvar’s Mitákshará; Manu and Other Smrities; Appendices ... by Dàmodar Krishna Karandikar. Pp. iv. x. 103. 6. 3. Bombay,: Pp. iv. x. 103. 6. 3. Bombay, 1913.

 

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