HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Manu Smriti
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Narada Smriti
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Vishnu Dharmashastra
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Yajnavalkya Smriti
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Detailed explanation-1: -Manu Smriti is the oldest Smriti.
Detailed explanation-2: -Medhatithi’s philosophical analysis of and commentary on criminal, civil and family law in Dharmasastras, particularly of Manusmriti, using Nyaya and Mimamsa theories, is the oldest and the most widely studied tertiary Smriti.
Detailed explanation-3: -Smriti text includes various writings as Vedangas, Puranas, Itihasas, Dharamsutra, Dharamshastra, etc.
Detailed explanation-4: -There are eighteen main Smritis or Dharma Sastras. The most important are those of Manu, Yajnavalkya and Parasara. The other fifteen are those of Vishnu, Daksha, Samvarta, Vyasa, Harita, Satatapa, Vasishtha, Yama, Apastamba, Gautama, Devala, Sankha-Likhita, Usana, Atri and Saunaka.