Narada Smriti
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Narada Smriti is an ancient Hindu legal text traditionally attributed to the sage Narada, focusing primarily on jurisprudence, social conduct, and judicial procedures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Narada Smriti canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dharmashastra text
ⓘ
Hindu legal text ⓘ Sanskrit text ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Indian law text
ⓘ
Hindu scriptures ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
Manu Smriti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yajnavalkya Smriti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishes |
civil cases
ⓘ
criminal cases ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
importance of evidence
ⓘ
oaths and ordeals ⓘ role of judges ⓘ truthful testimony ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
civil law
ⓘ
judicial procedure ⓘ jurisprudence ⓘ legal procedure ⓘ social conduct ⓘ |
| genre | Smriti ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
long recension
ⓘ
short recension ⓘ |
| influenced | later Hindu legal practice ⓘ |
| knownFor |
detailed treatment of legal procedure
ⓘ
focus on practical law rather than ritual ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Narada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Dharmashastra tradition ⓘ |
| period | early centuries CE ⓘ |
| prescribes |
duties of kings in administering justice
ⓘ
fines and punishments ⓘ hierarchy of courts ⓘ modes of proof ⓘ qualifications of judges ⓘ rules for examination of witnesses ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Indology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
history of law ⓘ |
| subject |
Hindu law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
court organization ⓘ debts and contracts ⓘ evidence and witnesses ⓘ inheritance rules ⓘ judicial ethics ⓘ penal provisions ⓘ property disputes ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthor | Narada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.