The Laws of Narada
Translated by Julius Jolly
Narada author preface, all18 law titles, Theft appendix and Narada quotations; separate Brihaspati work excluded by native root heading boundary
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I. LEGAL PROCEDURE.
1. When mortals were bent on doing their duty alone and habitually veracious, there existed neither lawsuits, nor hatred, nor selfishness.
2. The practice of duty having died out among mankind, lawsuits have been introduced; and the king has been appointed to decide lawsuits, because he has authority to punish.
3. Documents and (the testimony of) witnesses are declared to be the two methods for clearing up doubtful matters, where two parties are quarrelling with one another.
4. Proceedings at law are of two kinds; attended by a wager, or not attended by a wager. A lawsuit attended by a wager is where (either of the two parties) stakes in writing a certain sum which has to be paid besides the sum in dispute (in case of defeat).
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