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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dharmasutras canonical | 2 |
| Hindu law | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5074789 — 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: Dharmasutras Context triple: [Grihyasutras, relatedTo, Dharmasutras]
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A.
Grihyasutras
Grihyasutras are ancient Hindu ritual texts that prescribe domestic rites and ceremonies, particularly those related to household life and life-cycle rituals.
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B.
Mulasutras
Mulasutras are foundational Jain canonical texts that outline core doctrines, ethical principles, and monastic disciplines within the Agama literature.
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C.
Shrauta Sutras
The Shrauta Sutras are a corpus of ancient Vedic ritual manuals that systematically prescribe the performance of elaborate public sacrifices and ceremonies in the śrauta tradition.
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D.
Baudhayana Dharmasutra
The Baudhayana Dharmasutra is an ancient Sanskrit text of the Dharmasutra genre that outlines social, legal, and religious duties within early Vedic Hindu society.
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E.
Gautama Dharmasutra
Gautama Dharmasutra is an ancient Hindu legal and religious text, traditionally attributed to the sage Gautama, that outlines social duties, legal norms, and ritual practices.
- 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: Dharmasutras Target entity description: The Dharmasutras are ancient Indian Sanskrit texts that systematically outline religious duties, social laws, and ethical conduct within Vedic society.
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A.
Grihyasutras
Grihyasutras are ancient Hindu ritual texts that prescribe domestic rites and ceremonies, particularly those related to household life and life-cycle rituals.
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B.
Mulasutras
Mulasutras are foundational Jain canonical texts that outline core doctrines, ethical principles, and monastic disciplines within the Agama literature.
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C.
Shrauta Sutras
The Shrauta Sutras are a corpus of ancient Vedic ritual manuals that systematically prescribe the performance of elaborate public sacrifices and ceremonies in the śrauta tradition.
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D.
Baudhayana Dharmasutra
The Baudhayana Dharmasutra is an ancient Sanskrit text of the Dharmasutra genre that outlines social, legal, and religious duties within early Vedic Hindu society.
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E.
Gautama Dharmasutra
Gautama Dharmasutra is an ancient Hindu legal and religious text, traditionally attributed to the sage Gautama, that outlines social duties, legal norms, and ritual practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dharmasutra text
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Hindu legal texts ⓘ Sanskrit literature ⓘ Smriti literature ⓘ ancient Indian texts ⓘ sutra literature ⓘ |
| authorityIn |
Hindu ethics
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Hindu law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Vedic revelation ⓘ |
| concerns |
ashrama system
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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
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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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dharmasutras Description of subject: The Dharmasutras are ancient Indian Sanskrit texts that systematically outline religious duties, social laws, and ethical conduct within Vedic society.
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