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मूल संस्कृत श्लोक, अन्वय, विशुद्ध हिन्दी अनुवाद एवं कुल्लूक भट्टकृत मन्वर्थमुक्तावली पर आधारित पारंपरिक प्रामाणिक भाष्य। जयदयाल गोयन्दका एवं हनुमानप्रसाद पोद्दार संपादकीय मंडल।
History of Dharmasastra & Manu Studies — P.V. Kane & BVB
Mahamahopadhyaya Dr. P.V. Kane's monumental critical apparatus analyzing manuscript variations, textual interpolations (प्रक्षिप्त श्लोक), and sociological evolution published with Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.
Manu-Smriti with Medhātithi Bhāṣya — Mahamahopadhyaya G. Jha
Complete 5-volume Sanskrit text and English comparative critical commentary with Medhatithi, Govindaraja, and Kulluka Bhatta (Calcutta University, 1920–1939). Unrestricted global distribution.
The Laws of Manu (SBE Vol. 25) — Georg Bühler
Sacred Books of the East Vol. 25 edited by Max Müller. Full unabridged English translation with comprehensive footnotes and comparative concordances across all 12 chapters.