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First Edition of Earliest Translation of Manu's Hindu Law Book in English

Lot No. 3: Halhed, Nathaniel Brassey (translator & editor)

A Code of Gentoo laws or Ordinations of the Pundits.

  • Medium: Printed book
  • Year: 1781
  • Size: 10.6 x 8.2 inches
  • Place: London

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 40,000 -  80,000


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Ends at Nov 29, 2023 07:02 PM IST

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Halhed, Nathaniel Brassey (translator & editor)

A Code of Gentoo laws or Ordinations of the Pundits.

Size: 27 x 21 cm (10.6 x 8.2 inches)

First Edition
1781. Large 8vo, PP- cxx+284+4. From a Persian translation made from the original written in the Sanskrit language. First edition of the first work in English describing the principles of Hindu jurisprudence, digesting Sanskrit law; translated by Halhed, the English orientalist. Halhed studied Arabic at Christ Church Oxford. and obtaining a writer ship in the East India Company service he came to India, where he attracted the notice of Warren Hastings. The Gentoo code, or Vivadarnavasetu is a digest of Sanskrit law-books, had been compiled by eleven Brahmans at the request of Hastings, to govern civil disputes in British courts. and at his suggestion Halhed translated it from the Persian. Halhed was also apparently the first European to call attention to the affinity between Sanskrit and Persian, Arabic, Latin and Greek.
Contemporary full tree calf leather binding with later matching spine, re-cased. Good for its age. .
Provenance : collection of a Lady
Good Condition
Nickname Amount(Rs) Type Date & Time(IST)
1 anon0102 39600.00 Regular 26-11-2023 08:11:25 PM IST
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