A study of the theory of the sources of the law in the commentaries on the Manusmrti with special reference to the Vedic exegetics (Mimamsa)

《手抄本》承认人类的行为是建立在对欲望的追求的基础上的，然而它通过习惯法、法典和吠陀来限制人类的行为，所有这些都是先于个人建立的权威。在吠陀训诂学的代表学者鸠摩罗（kumarila）的影响下，《吠陀经》的注释者们阐述了用法典对人类行为的限制，以及后者对吠陀的限制，以消除佛教等异端宗教对社会的影响。然而，与此同时，他们也承认，当代学者有可能编纂出一些法典，这些法典将在未来被认为与《手稿》一样具有权威性。

The Manusmati acknowledges that the behavior of human beings is based on the pursuit of their desire whereas it restricts their behavior by the customary law, the codified law and the Veda, all of which are the authorities established prior to individuals. Under the influence ofKumarila, the representative scholar of the Vedic exegetics (Mimiasa), the commentators of theManusmati expound the restriction of human behavior by the codified law and the restriction of the latterby the Veda in order to eliminate the social influence of heretic religions, such as Buddhism. At the same time, however, they acknowledge the possibility that the contemporary learned men may compile the law codes that will be accepted as authoritative as the Manusmati in future.