Dharmashastra The Dharmashastra is a volume of Hindu texts, covering moral, ethical and social views of the authors. The name derives from the Sanskrit words dharma (that which is righteous/deserves to be done) and shastra (knowledge, or writings); the term can be translated as righteousness science.

Main List

There are eighteen main Smritis of the Dharma Shastra:

• Manu Smriti
• Yajnavalkya Smriti
• Parasara Smriti
• Vishnu Smriti
• Daksha Smriti
• Samvarta Smriti
• Vyasa Smriti
• Harita Smriti
• Satatapa Smriti
• Vashishtha Smriti
• Yama Smriti
• Apastamba Smriti
• Gautama Smriti
• Devala Smriti
• Sankha-Likhita Smriti
• Usana Smriti
• Atri Smriti
• Saunaka Smriti

Literature

• Kane, Pandurang Vaman (1880 - 1972): History of Dharmasastra : (ancient and mediaeval, religious and civil law). -- Poona : Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute. 1962 - 1975.

Hindu law | Hindu texts

Dharmashastra