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The extant Dharmasutras are written in concise sutra format, [23] with a very terse incomplete sentence structure which are difficult to understand and leave much to the reader to interpret. [19] The Dharmasastras are derivative works on the Dharmasutras, using a shloka (four 8-syllable verse style chandas poetry, Anushtubh meter), which are ...
Manusmriti then lays out the laws of just war, stating that first and foremost, war should be avoided by negotiations and reconciliations. [ 54 ] [ 55 ] If war becomes necessary, states Manusmriti, a soldier must never harm civilians, non-combatants or someone who has surrendered, that use of force should be proportionate, and other rules. [ 54 ]
The History of Dharmaśāstra, with a subtitle "Ancient and Medieval Religious and Civil Law in India", is a monumental seven-volume work consisting of around 6,500 pages.
One recension claims that “Manu Prajāpati originally composed a text in 100,000 verses and 1080 chapters, which was successively abridged by the sages Nārada, Mārkandeya, and Sumati Bhārgava, down to a text of 4,000 verses.” [7] Nāradasmṛti, according to this recension's claim, represent the ninth chapter, regarding legal procedure, of Manu’s original text.
In the post-Vedic period, the varna division is described in the Mahabharata, Puranas and in the Dharmashastra literatures. [11] The commentary on the Varna system in the Manusmriti is often cited. [12] Counter to these textual classifications, many Hindu texts and doctrines question and disagree with the Varna system of social classification. [13]
The premise of the narration is a frame story dialogue between the god Vishnu and the goddess Earth . This frame story remains present throughout the text, unlike many Dharmaśāstras where the simple expounding of laws takes over for the majority of the books. The text begins when Vishnu realizes that Earth is submerged underwater.
Mahabharata Manuscript illustration of the Battle of Kurukshetra Information Religion Hinduism Author Vyasa Language Sanskrit Period Principally compiled in 3rd century BCE–4th century CE Chapters 18 Parvas Verses 200,000 Full text Mahabharata at Sanskrit Wikisource Mahabharata at English Wikisource Part of a series on Hindu scriptures and texts Shruti Smriti List Vedas Rigveda Samaveda ...
Several ancient commentaries were written on this Dharmasūtra, but only one by Haradatta named ' Ujjvalā ' has survived into the modern era. [ 17 ] [ 38 ] Haradatta, possibly from South India and one who lived in 12th- or 13th-century commented on the praśnas of Āpastamba Gṛhyasūtra as well as Gautama's Dharmasūtra.