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Hinduism: Gods, Scriptures and Paths
Manu's Code of Law
A Critical Edition and Translation of the Mānava-Dharmaśāstra
The first critical edition of the Sanskrit text of the Manusmriti, with a translation, introduction and extensive notes. Olivelle argues that the work was composed by a single author around the second century CE and analyses its structure.









