among the many Dharmaśāstras of Hinduism. Over fifty manuscripts of the Manusmriti are now known, but the earliest discovered, most translated, and presumed...

of followers to burn copies of Manusmriti. Thus annually 25 December is celebrated as Manusmriti Dahan Din (Manusmriti Burning Day) by Ambedkarites and...

similarities to, and likely borrowed verses from some version of the Manusmriti. However, some of the caste-related and women's rights related discussion...

thrive at the expense of someone else's. — Manusmriti, 5.48-5.52, translated by Patrick Olivelle Manusmriti's discussion on flesh-eating contains 25 verses...

The Kambojas were a southeastern Iranian people who inhabited the northeastern most part of the territory populated by Iranian tribes, which bordered the...

people mentioned in the Indian religious texts, such as the Mahabharata, Manusmriti, and the Puran. The origin of the Sanskrit name Cīna is commonly believed...

rakṣitaḥ) is a popular Sanskrit phrase mentioned in the Mahabharata and Manusmriti verse 8.15. It can be loosely translated as "Dharma protects those who...

described as eternal. Various fragments of time are described in the Vedas, Manusmriti, Bhagavata Purana, Vishnu Purana, Mahabharata, Surya Siddhanta etc. Sidereal...

traditional Hindu society. The ideology of varna is epitomized in texts like Manusmriti, which describes and ranks four varnas, and prescribes their occupations...

and openly condemns non-vaginal sex in religious or moral terms. The Manusmriti regards homosexual (as well as heterosexual) acts in an ox cart as a source...

appears in the Rigveda and it is found in other Hindu texts such as the Manusmriti, Arthashastra, dharmaśāstras and jyotiḥśāstras. In some cases, Shudras...

belongs to the Dharmashastra tradition. The text was composed after the Manusmriti, but like it and Naradasmriti, the text was composed in shloka (poetic...

certain portions from Manusmriti on the status of women and their role created a controversy where he allegedly said that the Manusmriti treated all women...

authoritative, ancient religious texts comprising the central canon of Hinduism. Manusmriti states: Śrutistu vedo vijñeyaḥ (Devanagari: श्रुतिस्तु वेदो विज्ञेयः)...

restraints) that are codified in numerous Vedic scriptures such as the Manusmriti and theVasishtha Samhita. Since Hinduism is a theistic religion, kshama...

again divided as Śākta, Śaiva, Saura, Gāṇapatya and Vaiṣṇava. — Banerji Manusmriti, in verse 2.11, defines Nāstika as those who do not accept "Vedic literature...

should be given away for once and all, as soon as her menses appear. The Manusmriti states that following menarche, a maiden may wait for three years, after...

The visvedevas (Sanskrit: विश्वेदेव, IAST: Viśvēdēva) refers to the designation used to address the entirety of the various deities featured in the Vedas...

(https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/manusmriti-with-the-commentary-of-medhatithi/d/doc199802.html) Manusmriti 3.27-34. Banerjee, Sir Gooroodass (1879)...

society. Niyoga was forbidden in Kali Yuga by Rishi Brhaspati and other Manusmriti writers. It has been held that niyoga is not akin to polyandry. Sir Henry...

unrighteous deeds is cursed to become a brahmarakshasa after his death. The Manusmriti states that a Brahmin who lives a life of Adharma by performing some black...

The literary text Manusmriti describes Brahmavarta (Sanskrit: ब्रह्मावर्त, romanized: Brahmāvarta) as the region between the rivers Sarasvati and Drishadvati...

In Hinduism, a Brahmarshi (Sanskrit brahmarṣi, a tatpurusha compound of brahma and ṛṣi) is a member of the highest class of Rishis ("seers" or "sages")...

hypocrisy". A complete description of Kali Yuga is found in the Mahabharata, Manusmriti, Vishnu Smriti, and various Puranas. According to P. V. Kane, one of the...

heavily influenced by the Gotric system. Another revered Vedic text, the Manusmriti, considers Brahmin Gotras to be exogamous units, developed to promote...

Mahabharata Puranas Minor Upanishads Arthashastra Nitisara Dharmaśāstra Manusmriti Nāradasmṛti Yājñavalkya Smṛti Sutras Stotras Subhashita Tantras Yoga Vasistha...

Mahabharata Puranas Minor Upanishads Arthashastra Nitisara Dharmaśāstra Manusmriti Nāradasmṛti Yājñavalkya Smṛti Sutras Stotras Subhashita Tantras Yoga Vasistha...

is well-versed in the Vedas. This form of marriage is described in the Manusmriti. This form of marriage held that the son born of a marriage redeems the...

śloka. The verse style was used to compose the Dharmaśāstras such as the Manusmriti, the Hindu epics, and the Puranas. The age of Smṛtis that ended around...

colonial constructions influenced the belief that the Vedas, Bhagavad Gita, Manusmriti and such texts were the essence of Hindu religiosity, and in the modern...