Dharmashastras
E18564
The Dharmashastras are a genre of ancient Hindu legal and ethical texts that lay down codes of conduct, social duties, and religious law.
All labels observed (12)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dharmashastra | 3 |
| Dharmashastras canonical | 3 |
| Dharmasutras | 3 |
| Dharmashastra corpus | 1 |
| Dharmaśāstra commentators | 1 |
| Dharmaśāstras | 1 |
| Hindu law | 1 |
| Hindu personal law | 1 |
| Manusmriti | 1 |
| Narada Smriti | 1 |
| Vishnu Smriti | 1 |
| Yajnavalkya Smriti | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T152481 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dharmashastras Context triple: [Hinduism, hasScripture, Dharmashastras]
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A.
Talmud
The Talmud is a central Jewish religious text comprising rabbinic discussions, legal rulings, and interpretations of the Hebrew Bible that form the foundation of traditional Jewish law and theology.
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B.
Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita is a foundational Hindu scripture in the form of a philosophical dialogue that explores duty, righteousness, and spiritual wisdom, and has profoundly shaped Indian thought and leaders.
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C.
Halakha
Halakha is the comprehensive body of traditional Jewish religious law and practice derived from the Torah, Talmud, and later rabbinic rulings.
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D.
Jainism
Jainism is an ancient Indian religion that emphasizes non-violence, truth, and asceticism as the path to spiritual liberation.
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E.
Corpus Juris Civilis
Corpus Juris Civilis is the monumental codification of Roman law ordered by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, which became a foundational source for many later European legal systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dharmashastras Target entity description: The Dharmashastras are a genre of ancient Hindu legal and ethical texts that lay down codes of conduct, social duties, and religious law.
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A.
Talmud
The Talmud is a central Jewish religious text comprising rabbinic discussions, legal rulings, and interpretations of the Hebrew Bible that form the foundation of traditional Jewish law and theology.
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B.
Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita is a foundational Hindu scripture in the form of a philosophical dialogue that explores duty, righteousness, and spiritual wisdom, and has profoundly shaped Indian thought and leaders.
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C.
Halakha
Halakha is the comprehensive body of traditional Jewish religious law and practice derived from the Torah, Talmud, and later rabbinic rulings.
-
D.
Jainism
Jainism is an ancient Indian religion that emphasizes non-violence, truth, and asceticism as the path to spiritual liberation.
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E.
Corpus Juris Civilis
Corpus Juris Civilis is the monumental codification of Roman law ordered by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, which became a foundational source for many later European legal systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu legal text genre
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Hindu scripture genre ⓘ Sanskrit literature ⓘ religious law text ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
regulate individual conduct
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regulate social order ⓘ |
| basedOn | Vedic tradition ⓘ |
| category |
Dharmashastras
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Hindu law
Indian legal history ⓘ |
| describedAs | genre of ancient Hindu legal and ethical texts ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Dharmashastras
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Dharmasutras
|
| focusesOn |
ashrama duties
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civil law ⓘ criminal law ⓘ inheritance rules ⓘ king’s duties ⓘ marriage rules ⓘ penance ⓘ ritual conduct ⓘ varna duties ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
family law
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judicial procedure ⓘ normative ethics ⓘ property law ⓘ ritual prescriptions ⓘ social regulation ⓘ |
| includesWork |
Brihaspati Smriti
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Katyayana Smriti ⓘ Dharmashastras self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Manusmriti
Dharmashastras self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Narada Smriti
Parashara Smriti ⓘ Dharmashastras self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Vishnu Smriti
Dharmashastras self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Yajnavalkya Smriti
|
| influenced |
colonial codifications of Hindu law
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medieval Indian legal practice ⓘ traditional Hindu law ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
codes of conduct
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dharma ⓘ religious law ⓘ social duties ⓘ |
| partOf | Smriti literature ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Arthashastra
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Dharmashastras self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Dharmasutras
Grihyasutras ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script |
Devanagari (in many later manuscripts)
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various regional scripts ⓘ |
| timePeriod | ancient India ⓘ |
| transmission | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dharmashastras Description of subject: The Dharmashastras are a genre of ancient Hindu legal and ethical texts that lay down codes of conduct, social duties, and religious law.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Dharmasutras
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Manusmriti
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Yajnavalkya Smriti
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Narada Smriti
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Vishnu Smriti
this entity surface form:
Hindu law
this entity surface form:
Dharmasutras
this entity surface form:
Dharmashastra
subject surface form:
Ancient India
this entity surface form:
Dharmasutras
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Dharmaśāstra commentators
this entity surface form:
Dharmashastra
this entity surface form:
Dharmashastra
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Dharmashastra corpus
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Hindu personal law