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Dharmaśāstra (Sanskrit: धर्मशास्त्र) are Sanskrit Puranic Smriti texts on law and conduct, and refer to treatises on Dharma. Unlike Dharmasūtra which are based upon Vedas, these texts are mainly based on the Puranas. There are many Dharmashastras, variously estimated to number from 18 to over 100.
Dharma-shastra, ancient Indian body of jurisprudence that is the basis, subject to legislative modification, of the family law of Hindus living in territories both within and outside India (e.g., Pakistan, Malaysia, East Africa).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The History of Dharmaśāstra, with a subtitle "Ancient and Medieval Religious and Civil Law in India", is a monumental seven-volume work consisting of around 6,500 pages. It was authored by renowned Indologist Pandurang Vaman Kane. The first volume of the work was published in 1930 and the final one in 1962.
The dharmaśāstras have recognized the importance of the physical body, health, strength, energy and protection against dangers in times of emergency as the fundamental necessity of spiritual and temporal life. Hence they advise everyone to protect his life and limb by all means. However, this is only the first step.
The Dharmashastras (or Dharmasastras) are the ancient law books of Hindus, which prescribe moral laws and principles for religious duty and righteous conduct for the followers of the faith.
Dharmaśāstra. In the widest sense, the term designates not just the literature treated below, but also the Dharmasūtras, and the later commentaries and digests. However, it is most usually applied as the collective name given to a voluminous category of verse literature dealing with Brahmanical dharma.
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3 days ago · Dharmasūtras. Quick Reference. The collective name for the four extant works of this type: the Āpastamba, Gautama, Baudhāyana, and Vasiṣṭha Dharmasūtras, probably composed between the 3rd and 1st centuries bce.
