Arthashastra

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संस्था या धर्म शास्त्रेण शास्त्रं वा व्यावहारिकम् । यस्मिन्न् अर्थे विरुध्येत धर्मेण अर्थं विनिर्णयेत् ॥

sanskrit

Whenever there is disagreement between history and sacred law or between evidence and sacred law, then the matter shall be settled in accordance with sacred law.

english translation

saMsthA yA dharma zAstreNa zAstraM vA vyAvahArikam । yasminn arthe virudhyeta dharmeNa arthaM vinirNayet ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/dharmasthiyam/1/44

संस्था या धर्म शास्त्रेण शास्त्रं वा व्यावहारिकम् । यस्मिन्न् अर्थे विरुध्येत धर्मेण अर्थं विनिर्णयेत् ॥

sanskrit

Whenever there is disagreement between history and sacred law or between evidence and sacred law, then the matter shall be settled in accordance with sacred law.

english translation

saMsthA yA dharma zAstreNa zAstraM vA vyAvahArikam । yasminn arthe virudhyeta dharmeNa arthaM vinirNayet ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript