The Manusmṛiti (Sanskrit: मनुस्मृति), also known as the Mānava-Dharmaśāstra or the Laws of Manu, is one of the many legal texts and constitutions among...

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...

expense of someone else's. — Manusmriti, 5.48-5.52, translated by Patrick Olivelle In contrast, verse 5.33 of Manusmriti states that a man may eat meat...

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

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

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...

people mentioned in ancient Indian literature, such as the Mahabharata, Manusmriti, and the Puranic literature. The origin of the Sanskrit name Cīna is commonly...

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...

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

earth, and required three of Vishnu's avataras to be vanquished. The Manusmṛiti classifies the daityas as good, while placing them at a lower level than...

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

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...

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

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

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

of total 20 by adding two more Smritis, namely, Yājñavalkyasmriti and Manusmriti. Parāśara whose name appears in this list, enumerates also twenty authors...

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...

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

society and at the individual level. Of these, the most cited one is Manusmriti, which describes the four Varnas, their rights and duties. Most texts...

"Golden Age".[citation needed] Krita Yuga is described in the Mahabharata, Manusmriti, Surya Siddhanta, Vishnu Smriti, and various Puranas. Hindu texts describe...

unrighteous deeds is cursed to become a brahmarakshasa after his death. The Manusmriti states that a Brahmin who associates with a member of an outcaste, seduces...

burning the Manusmriti: "The Manusmriti contains a lot of anti-women and anti-Dalit content. Babasaheb Ambedkar had also burned the Manusmriti, on 25 December...

and openly condemning no-vaginal sex in religious or moral terms. The Manusmriti regards homosexual (as well as heterosexual) acts in an ox cart as a source...

used to refer to the descendants and the school of Bhrigu. According to Manusmriti, Bhrigu was a compatriot of and lived during the time of Manu, the progenitor...

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

and Satya (lit. 'truth'). Dvapara Yuga is described in the Mahabharata, Manusmriti, Surya Siddhanta, Vishnu Smriti, and various Puranas. Hindu texts describe...

was sub judice. On 25 December (Manusmriti Dahan Din), Shastrabuddhe under the guidance of Ambedkar, burnt Manusmriti, a Hindu law book, as a protest...

bowman, and took up their positions at the northern point of the army. The Manusmriti states that the Pahlavas and several other tribes like the Sakas, Yavanas...

application,and also condemns it as an "animal practice" (paśu-dharma), Manusmriti, IX, 59-63 and IX, 64-69, the juxta-position of apparently opposed views...