Who among the following translated the Manusmriti into English for the first time?
Sir William Jones
Charles Wilkins
N. B. Halhed
Warren Hastings
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– He was a pioneer in the study of Sanskrit and translated several important Indian texts.
– His translation of the *Manu Smriti* (or *Laws of Manu*) titled “Institutes of Hindu Law, or, the Ordinances of Menu” was published in 1794. This was the first complete English translation of this ancient legal and social treatise.
– Charles Wilkins translated the Bhagavad Gita and the Hitopadesha into English. N. B. Halhed translated the Code of Gentoo Laws (a compilation of Hindu laws based on various texts) into English. Warren Hastings encouraged such translations and studies but did not perform the translation himself.