A DIGEST

OF

THE HINDU LAW

AS CURRENT IN BENGAL.

WITH AUTHORITIES, EXPLANATORY NOTES &C. ALSO ADMITTED LEGAL

OPINIONS, AND DECIDED CAUSES BEARING UPON THE
VYAVASTHÁS OR PRINCIPLES,

BY

SHAMACHURN SIRCAR

CHIEF INTERPRETER OF THE HIGH COURT, MEMBER OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY IN CALCUTTA
AND AUTHOR Of an Anglo BENGALI GRAMMAR, &c.

"Law is the king of kings, far more powerful and rigid they nothing
can be mightier than law, by whose aid, as by that of the highest monarch, even
the weak may prevail over the strong."

A text of the Veda translated by Sir W. Jones
according to the gloss of Sankara.

CALCUTTA,

PRINTED AT THE GIRISH-VIDYARATNA PRESS, MIRZAPOOK,

UPPER CIRCULAR ROAD No. 58-5.

[Price 12 Rupees,

ERRATA CORRIGENDA.

Page I, Line 21 summary of contents, for 202 read 209.

11

for "adoption" read adopted son.

34 heading, for "Apúrnà" read" Apúrvá.”

260

30

رو

36

29 foot note, for " pp. 5143,514 read pp. 513,514."

28 body, for "Rám Gosáín" read "Rám-joy Gosúin.'»

وو

دو

281

38

39

"paternal grand father's" read "maternal grandfather's."

"father's daughter's son" read "grandfather's daughter's son."

479 marginal note, for "Nos. 285,295&296 read Nos. 284,295

553 marginal note, for "No. 352" read "No. 351"

"Vyavastha No. 182" read "Vyavasthá No. 382"

27 foot note, for "see the second at page 657" read

"the second note at page 657."