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The Yajnavalkya Smriti (Sanskrit: याज्ञवल्क्य स्मृति, IAST: Yājñavalkya Smṛti) is one of the many Dharma-related texts of Hinduism composed in Sanskrit. It is dated between the 3rd and 5th century CE, and belongs to the Dharmashastra tradition.
Aug 4, 2010 · Yajnavalkya smriti. With the commentary of Vijnanevara called the Mitaksara and notes from the gloss of Balambhatta. Translated by Rai Bahadur Srisa Chandra Vidyarnava. by. Yjñavalkya; Vijnanevara, 11th century. Mitaksara; Balambhatta Payagunde. Publication date. 1918. Topics. Hindu law. Publisher. Allahabad Panini Office. Collection.
Jun 26, 2021 · Summary: The Vyavaharadhyaya or “chapter on law proper” is the second chapter of the Yajnavalkya-smriti—one of the most influential of Smritis dealing with Dharmashastra (i.e., science of law—jurisprudence). Yajnavalkya recognised Vyavahara (‘law’) as a part of dharma.
Book: Yajnavalkya Smrti (with the Mitakshara Commentary, Subodhini and Balambhatta's Gloss) Author: Yajnavalkya. Commentators: Vijnaneshvar, Visvesvara and Balambhatta Payagunde. Edited by: S.S. Setlur, B.A. L.L.B.
Yajnavalkya, sage and teacher who figures prominently in the earliest of the Hindu philosophical and metaphysical texts known as the Upanishads, the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad.
The Yajnavalkya smriti consists of 1,010 verses. The text is laid out in a manner of a story in which the sages of Mithila approach sage Yajnavalkya and ask him to teach them dharma. Yajnavalkya describes dharma that ahs been divided into three subtopics: Achara (proper conduct), Vyavahara (judicial procedures) and Prayaschitta (penance).
Nov 25, 2023 · The Yajnavalkya Smriti is one of the ancient texts of Hindu law and jurisprudence, believed to have been composed by the sage Yajnavalkya. It is considered to be one of the important Dharmashastra texts, providing guidance on ethical, social, and legal aspects of life.
In Yajnavalkya Smriti, Yajnavalkya emphasizes the plurality of dharma, drawing from multiple sources including the Vedas, recollections, righteous conduct, self-satisfaction, and desire rooted in right intention. He introduces the idea that fulfilling desires with the right intention is part of dharma, a departure from previous texts.
Jun 24, 2021 · This page relates ‘Commentaries on the Yajnavalkyasmriti’ of the study on the Vyavaharadhyaya of the Yajnavalkya-smriti: one of the most prominent Smritis dealing with Dharmashastra (ancient Indian science of law), dating to the 1st century B.C.
Jul 18, 2011 · Yajnavalkya Smriti with the Commentary Mitaksara of Vidnyaneshvara Edited By Wasudev Laxman Shastri Pansikar, 4th Revised Edition, 1936.
