Dharma Shastra

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient Indian legal text
genre of Sanskrit literature
gptkbp:category gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
gptkb:law
Buddhist scripture
Sanskrit literature
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Manusmriti
gptkb:Narada_Smriti
gptkb:Parashara_Smriti
gptkb:Yajnavalkya_Smriti
gptkb:Vishnu_Smriti
gptkbp:focusesOn gptkb:marriage
gptkb:crime
civil law
property rights
rituals
inheritance
penance
punishments
ashrama (stages of life)
dharma (duty, law, righteousness)
varna (social classes)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dharma Shastra
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Hindu_law
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Vedas
gptkbp:language gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:originatedIn ancient India
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:period 1st millennium BCE to early 2nd millennium CE
gptkbp:prescribes rules for daily life
rules for penance
rules for punishment
rules for religious rituals
rules for social conduct
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Arthashastra
gptkb:Shruti
Sanskrit literature
gptkbp:studiedIn gptkb:law
religious studies
Indology
gptkbp:subject gptkb:law
ethics
social order
gptkbp:translatedInto gptkb:Hindi
English
various Indian languages
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Brahmins
gptkb:Hindu_society
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Upanishads
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4