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Yajnavalkya Smriti 2.84 The text is named after the revered Vedic sage Yajnavalkya, who appears in many major Upanishads of Hinduism, as well as other influential texts such as the Yoga Yajnavalkya. However, as the text is believed to have been composed more than a millennium after his life, it is possible that it has been attributed to him out of respect, as has been common in the Hindu traditions. The text was likely composed in the Mithila region of historic India (in and around modern ...
Aug 4, 2010 · Addeddate 2010-08-04 01:48:59 Associated-names Vijnanevara, 11th century. Mitaksara; Balambhatta Payagunde Bookplateleaf
Yajnavalkya is associated with several major ancient texts in Sanskrit, namely the Shukla Yajurveda, the Shatapatha Brahmana, the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, the Taittiriya Upanishad, the dharma sastra named Yājñavalkya Smṛti, Vriddha Yajnavalkya, and Brihad Yajnavalkya.
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.
Yājñavalkya Smṛti is a well-known smṛti belonging to the classical dharmaśāstra literature. It is said to be a composition of the famous sage Yājñavalkya, the promulgator of the Śukla Yajurveda Samhitā. Its style and ideas seem to be close to this Veda. The present edition as available now was probably finalized by A. D. 700, though ...
Yājñavalkya-Smṛti: On the basis of the edition by Narayan Ram Acharya, "Yājñavalkya-smṛti of Yogīśvara Yājñavalkya. With the commentary Mitākṣarā of Vijnāneśvara, Notes, Variant readings, etc. Nirnayasagara Press, Bombay, 1949" edited by Muneo Tokunaga, checked by Yasuke Ikari, at the Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyōtō University.
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Author. The text is traditionally attributed to Yajnavalkya, a revered Vedic sage in Hinduism.He is estimated to have lived in around the 8th century BCE, and is associated with several other major ancient texts in Sanskrit, namely the Shukla Yajurveda, the Shatapatha Brahmana, the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, the Dharmasastra named Yājñavalkya Smṛti, Vriddha Yajnavalkya, and Brihad Yajnavalkya.
