Manusmriti
जातिजानपदान् धर्मान् श्रेणीधर्मांश्च धर्मवित् । समीक्ष्य कुलधर्मांश्च स्वधर्मं प्रतिपादयेत् ॥ ४१ ॥
(A king) who knows the sacred law, must inquire into the laws of castes (gati), of districts, of guilds, and of families, and (thus) settle the peculiar law of each.
english translation
jAtijAnapadAn dharmAn zreNIdharmAMzca dharmavit । samIkSya kuladharmAMzca svadharmaM pratipAdayet ॥ 41 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptजातिजानपदान् धर्मान् श्रेणीधर्मांश्च धर्मवित् । समीक्ष्य कुलधर्मांश्च स्वधर्मं प्रतिपादयेत् ॥ ४१ ॥
(A king) who knows the sacred law, must inquire into the laws of castes (gati), of districts, of guilds, and of families, and (thus) settle the peculiar law of each.
english translation
jAtijAnapadAn dharmAn zreNIdharmAMzca dharmavit । samIkSya kuladharmAMzca svadharmaM pratipAdayet ॥ 41 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript