Essay name: Vyavaharamala: a text on Indian jurisprudence
Author:
P. V. Rajee
Affiliation: Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit / Department of Sanskrit Sahitya
This essay is an English study on the Vyavaharamala: a text on Indian jurisprudence from the 16th century. It covers aspects of such as individual legal procedures and societal welfare, thus reflecting the judiciary principles of ancient ancient Indian society.
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The four other Padas include V膩kp膩rusya, Dan岣峚p膩rusya,
Dy奴ta and Prak墨r峁嘺ka. The V膩kp膩ry峁a, vyavah膩ra is quarreling
or saying harsh words. Da峁囜笉ap膩rusya is assault and Dy奴ta is
gambling. All those cases which are not mentioned comes
under Prak墨r峁嘺ka. As V.M.says vyavah膩r膩s are totally
别颈驳丑迟别别苍鹿鲁.
In the above mentioned eighteen Padas V膩kp膩rusya,
Dandap膩rusya, lust and murdering are considered to be the
deeds of violence. All other fourteen Pad膩s are dealt with
wealth. Apart from the above mentioned eighteen Pad膩s there
are 108 Pad膩s and 100 branches. These eighteen Pad膩s
contained ways of Vyavah膩ra.
Vyavah膩r膩s equal to Y膩g膩s.
The position of Vyavah膩ra is considered equal to Y膩ga.
In Y膩ga Cow, 膧jyam, Havis, Masters which are provided by
Br膩hma峁嚹乻 and 峁歵viks; King, Plaintiff, Defendant, Courtiers etc
determine Vyavah膩ra. As the person giving salutation in Yaj帽a
13 Veeramitrodayasya Vyavaharaprakasah-page-5-6; V.M. page -5
