The Manusmriti (Sanskrit: मनुस्मृति; IAST: Manusmṛiti), also known as the Mānava-Dharmaśāstra or Laws of Manu, is one of the many legal texts and constitutions...

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...

of followers to burn copies of Manusmriti. Thus annually 25 December is celebrated as Manusmriti Dahan Din (Manusmriti Burning Day) by Ambedkarites and...

expense of someone else's. — Manusmriti, 5.48-5.52, translated by Patrick Olivelle In contrast, verse 5.33 of Manusmriti states that a man may eat meat...

appears in the Rig Veda and it is found in other Hindu texts such as the Manusmriti, Arthashastra, Dharmashastras and Jyotishshastra. In some cases, Shudras...

desirable purpose of marriage in traditional Hindu schools of thought. The Manusmriti states that following menarche, a maiden may wait for three years, after...

people mentioned in ancient Indian literature, such as the Mahabharata, Manusmriti, and the Puranic literature. The origin of the Sanskrit name Cīna is commonly...

described as eternal. Various fragments of time are described in the Vedas, Manusmriti, Bhagavata Purana, Vishnu Purana, Mahabharata, Surya Siddhanta etc. Sidereal...

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...

hierarchical traditional Hindu society. The ideology is epitomized in texts like Manusmriti, which describes and ranks four varnas, and prescribes their occupations...