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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ancestors, he would not be entitled to the position of the son.
The debt made by women should be paid off by their husband.
This implies that the debts by the wife of washer men, hunter,
pastoral, costume maker, liquor maker etc should be paid back
by their husband itself.
Utgrahana vidhi (The methods for receiving back the
mortgaged property).
Manu says, the methods for receiving back the mortgaged
property are as follows - Dharmōpāya, Vyavahāra, Cala, Acarita
and Bala. On the basis of one of the above mentioned five
methods, the debt can be obtained back. The debt can be gained
back through the three Upayas, such as Sāma, Dāna and Bhēda
(through balam or forceful manner, Dharma and Cala).The
lender demanding quickly to pay back the money and take off
the mortgaged property, in the presence of relatives is called
Dharmōpāya. If borrower delays the payment off debt with
untrust worthy words, the lender keeps himself the mortgaged
property by untrust worthy words in the same way, is called
