Manava Dharmasastra

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Buddhist scripture
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Manusmriti
gptkbp:attributedTo gptkb:Titan
gptkbp:chapter 12
gptkbp:contains verses
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:India
gptkbp:criticizedFor caste-based prescriptions
gptkbp:date circa 2nd century BCE – 3rd century CE
gptkbp:discusses gptkb:ashrama_system
varna system
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Dharmaśāstra
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Manava Dharmasastra
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Hindu_law
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Vedas
gptkbp:language gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:prescribes rules for penance
rules for kings
duties of individuals
rules for administration
rules for charity
rules for food
rules for peace
rules for witnesses
rules for inheritance
rules for punishment
rules for ascetics
rules for gifts
rules for householders
rules for marriage
rules for purification
rules for women
rules for contracts
rules for evidence
penalties for crimes
duties of social classes
duties of stages of life
rules for education
rules for kingship
rules for rituals
rules for taxation
rules for trade
rules for war
gptkbp:referencedIn scholars of Hinduism
colonial legal systems
gptkbp:significance important Hindu legal text
gptkbp:subject gptkb:law
ethics
social order
gptkbp:translatedInto English
various Indian languages
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Manusmriti
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5