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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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")...

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

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...

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...

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

used in the context of kalpas, composed of four yugas. According to the Manusmriti, a kalpa starts with a Satya Yuga (4,000 years), followed by a Treta Yuga...

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...

[citation needed] On 25 December (Manusmriti Dahan Din), Shastrabuddhe under the guidance of Ambedkar, burnt Manusmriti, a Hindu law book, as a protest...

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...

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...

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...

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...

of society because the other three ashramas do not produce offspring. Manusmriti, similarly states in Sections VI.87 through VI.90, that it is the householders...

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...

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

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...

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

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...