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dharmashastra
dharmashastra
Noun
pl: dharmashastras
This term refers to a specific body of legal and ethical literature in the Hindu tradition. It is used primarily in academic, theological, or historical contexts to describe the prescriptive texts that govern social order and individual duty (dharma).
As a specialized term for a genre of Sanskrit literature, it is typically treated as a countable noun when referring to individual texts or as an uncountable noun when referring to the collective body of law.
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dharmashastraHinduismlawjurisprudenceethicsmoralityritualdutyvirtuecanoncodexscriptureVedabrahmincastevarnasocial orderjusticedecreeordinanceprecepttenetdoctrinetraditioncustompietypenanceexpiationpunishmentgovernancecivil lawcriminal lawlitigationjudgecourtwitnessevidencecontractinheritancemarriagedivorceadoptionpropertyownershipobligationrightprivilegesanctitysacrednesssutracommentaryhermeneuticsphilosophytheologySanskritorthodoxynormstandardruleregulationmandatedisciplineconductbehaviorrighteousnessasceticismspiritualityreligionfaithbeliefdogmacanon law