ment, said to the Munis: Hearken to the rules of duty in the
country of the black antelope![15]

3. There are fourteen repositories[16] of the sciences and of law; the
four Vedas together with the Puranas, the Nyaya, the Mimansa, the
Dharma Sastras, and the six Angas.[17]

4. Manu, Atri, Vishnu, Harita, Yajnavalkya, Usanas, Angiras, Yama,
Apastamba, Sanvarta, Katyayana, Brihaspati,

5. Parasara, Vyasa, Sankha, Likhita, Daksha, Gautama,
Satatapa, and Vasishtha,[18] are they who have promulgated
Dharma Sastras.

6. When a gift is made, in due season, place and manner, in good faith
and to a fit person--all this gives the idea of Law.

7. The Sruti, the Smriti,[19] the practice of good men, what seems
good to one's self,[20] and a desire maturely considered--these are
declared to be the root[21] of Law.

9. Four learned in the Vedas and in the Law form a Court, or
Traividya.[22] Whatever is declared by this [Court], or by a single
person who has, in an eminent degree, knowledge of the soul in its
relations[23]--the same should be [held as] Law.

10. Brahmans, Kshattriyas, Vaisyas and Sudras are the casts: of
them the three first are twice-born; all their rites, commencing with
the procreative rites, and ending with those [which are gone through]
where the corpse is disposed of,[24] are with Mantras.[25]

14. In the eighth year from conception, or in the eighth [of
birth],[26] the investiture[27] of the Brahman [takes place]; of
Rajas[28] in the eleventh; of Vaisyas in the twelfth: some [have said,
this varies] in accordance with [the usage of] the family.

39. Brahmans, Kshattriyas, and Vaisyas are born, first, of their
mothers, and, a second time, by the girding on of the sacred
thread--therefore are they declared to be twice-born.

116. [Men] are to be honoured in the gradation following,--in respect
of learning, conduct, years, family, property. Even a Sudra, if he
excel in these respects, is in old age worthy of honour.

326. The monarch, at his rising [from the night's repose], having seen
to the [general] safety, shall himself inspect the [account of]
revenue and disbursements; he shall then adjudicate law-suits; after
which, having bathed,[29] he may, at his pleasure, take his meal.[30]

342. Of a newly subjugated territory, the monarch shall preserve the
social and religious usages, also the judicial system and the state of
classes as they already obtain.[31]

352. A ruler, a minister, people, a str