Yajnavalkya Smriti
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Yajnavalkya Smriti is a classical Hindu legal and ethical text attributed to the sage Yajnavalkya, known for its systematic treatment of dharma, social duties, and jurisprudence.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dharmaśāstra
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Hindu ethical text ⓘ Hindu legal text ⓘ Smriti text ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Yājñavalkya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
more concise than Manusmriti
ⓘ
more systematic treatment of legal procedure ⓘ |
| commentedBy | Vijñāneśvara (Mitākṣarā) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Manusmriti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | composed between 3rd and 5th century CE (approximate) ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
civil law
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criminal law ⓘ dharma ⓘ inheritance law ⓘ judicial procedure ⓘ jurisprudence ⓘ king’s duties ⓘ penance ⓘ ritual duties ⓘ social duties ⓘ |
| genre |
ethics
ⓘ
jurisprudence ⓘ religious law ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeSpelling |
Yajnavalkya Smrti
NERFINISHED
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Yājñavalkya Smṛti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Prāyaścitta section
NERFINISHED
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Vyavahāra section ⓘ Ācāra section ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hindu law in medieval India
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Hindu personal law interpretations ⓘ Mitākṣarā commentary tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| legalStatus | considered an authoritative Dharmaśāstra in many medieval law schools ⓘ |
| partOf | Hindu law corpus ⓘ |
| preservedIn | various manuscript traditions ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| structure | three books ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Hindu law studies
ⓘ
Indology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
crimes and punishments
ⓘ
expiations for sins ⓘ marriage and family law ⓘ property and inheritance ⓘ ritual purity and impurity ⓘ varṇa and āśrama duties ⓘ |
| tradition | Dharmaśāstra tradition ⓘ |
| usedBy | traditional Hindu jurists ⓘ |
| usedIn | Dharmashastra scholarship ⓘ |
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