among the many Dharmaśāstras of Hinduism. Over fifty manuscripts of the Manusmriti are now known, but the earliest discovered, most translated and presumed...
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rakṣitaḥ) is a popular Sanskrit phrase mentioned in the Mahabharata and Manusmriti verse 8.15. It can be loosely translated as "Dharma protects those who...
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B. R. Ambedkar (redirect from Manusmriti Dahan Din)
of followers to burn copies of Manusmriti. Thus annually 25 December is celebrated as Manusmriti Dahan Din (Manusmriti Burning Day) by Ambedkarites and...
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certain portions from Manusmriti on the status of women and their role created a controversy where he allegedly said that the Manusmriti treated all women...
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people mentioned in ancient Indian literature, such as the Mahabharata, Manusmriti, and the Puranic literature. The origin of the Sanskrit name Cīna is commonly...
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Hindu units of time (section Manusmriti)
described as eternal. Various fragments of time are described in the Vedas, Manusmriti, Bhagavata Purana, Vishnu Purana, Mahabharata, Surya Siddhanta etc. Sidereal...
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(https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/manusmriti-with-the-commentary-of-medhatithi/d/doc199802.html) Manusmriti 3.27-34. Banerjee, Sir Gooroodass (1879)...
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belongs to the Dharmashastra tradition. The text was composed after the Manusmriti, but like it and Naradasmriti, the text was composed in shloka (poetic...
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hierarchical traditional Hindu society. The ideology is epitomized in texts like Manusmriti, which describes and ranks four varnas, and prescribes their occupations...
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Shudra (section Manusmriti)
appears in the Rigveda and it is found in other Hindu texts such as the Manusmriti, Arthashastra, dharmaśāstras and jyotiḥśāstras. In some cases, Shudras...
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