Manusmṛti
Sign in to saveThe Manusmṛti (), also known as the Mānava-Dharmaśāstra or the Laws of Manu, is one of the many legal texts and constitutions among the many '''' of Hinduism.
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The Manusmṛti, also known as the Laws of Manu, is an ancient legal text that outlines rules for conduct and social order in Hinduism. It is one of several important religious and legal texts in the Hindu tradition that guided how people were supposed to live their lives.
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27 sectionsContents
- Nomenclature
- Chronology
- Structure
- Sources of the law
- Dharma of the four Varnas
- Determination of Karmayoga
- Contents
- On virtues and outcast
- Significance of Manusmriti
- On personal choices, behaviours and morals
- On rights of women
- On statecraft and rules of war
- Authenticity and inconsistencies in various manuscripts
- Commentaries
- Significance and role in history
- In ancient and medieval India
- Outside India
- In British India
- Comparison with other dharmasastras
- Controversies
- Views on Women
- Views on Shudras
- Modern Reception and Criticism
- Editions and translations
- See also
- Notes
- References
The Manusmṛti (), also known as the Mānava-Dharmaśāstra or the Laws of Manu, is one of the many legal texts and constitutions among the many '' of Hinduism.
Over fifty manuscripts of the Manusmriti are now known, but the earliest discovered, most translated, and presumed authentic version since the 18th century is the "Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) manuscript with Kulluka Bhatta commentary". Modern scholarship states this presumed authenticity is false, and that the various manuscripts of Manusmriti'' discovered in India are inconsistent with each other.