Excerpt from Manu Samhita: English Translation; Published for the Society for the Resuscitation of Indian Literature I Kerya'tattm'zrtha w't - mem ia' 111111, a bigoted advocate of the Vedic rites, explains the passage as cognisant of the meanings of the principles of Vedic rites and sacrifices We, however, have thought fit to follow kulluka bhatta in our translation, inas much as medha' rrrnl' 5 construction of the text excludes many a cardinal point of the Vedic doctrine, such as the knowledge of Brahma, etc., narrows the general scope of the Vedas, and restricts the enquiry to the discussion of a single topic - Tr. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.