Dharmasutras
E494072
Dharmasutra text
Hindu legal texts
Sanskrit literature
Smriti literature
ancient Indian texts
sutra literature
The Dharmasutras are ancient Indian Sanskrit texts that systematically outline religious duties, social laws, and ethical conduct within Vedic society.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apastamba Dharmasutra | 0 |
| Hindu law | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dharmasutra text
ⓘ
Hindu legal texts ⓘ Sanskrit literature ⓘ Smriti literature ⓘ ancient Indian texts ⓘ sutra literature ⓘ |
| authorityIn |
Hindu ethics
ⓘ
Hindu law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Vedic revelation ⓘ |
| concerns |
ashrama system
ⓘ
expiations for sin ⓘ judicial procedure ⓘ kingly duties ⓘ property rights ⓘ varna system ⓘ |
| date | circa 600–200 BCE ⓘ |
| follows | Vedas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
ethical treatise
ⓘ
religious law ⓘ social code ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Apastamba Dharmasutra
NERFINISHED
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Baudhayana Dharmasutra NERFINISHED ⓘ Gautama Dharmasutra NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasistha Dharmasutra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Dharmashastras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
caste duties
ⓘ
dharma ⓘ ethical conduct ⓘ inheritance rules ⓘ marriage rules ⓘ penances ⓘ religious duties ⓘ ritual practice ⓘ social laws ⓘ stages of life ⓘ |
| partOf | Vedic tradition ⓘ |
| region | ancient India ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Grhyasutras
ⓘ
Srautasutras ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Brahmi script (original manuscripts) ⓘ |
| structure | aphoristic rules ⓘ |
| tradition | Kalpa literature ⓘ |
| writtenIn |
prose
ⓘ
sutra style ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dharma
this entity surface form:
Hindu law