Dharmashastran.

Brit.

/ˌdɑːməˈʃɑːstrə/, U.S.

/ˌdɑrməˈʃɑstrə/

Forms: 1700s Dhermasastra, 1700s– Dharma-Sastra, 1800s– Dharma Sastra, 1800s– Dharmasastra Brit.

/ˌdɑːməˈʃɑːstrə/,

/ˌdɑːməˈsɑːstrə/, U.S.

/ˌdɑrməˈʃɑstrə/,

/ˌdɑrməˈsɑstrə/, 1800s– Dharma Shastra, 1800s– Dharma-Shastra, 1800s– Dharmashastra. Also with lower case initial(s).

Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit dharmaśāstra.

Etymology: < Sanskrit dharmaśāstra < dharma dharma n. + śāstra shastra n.English forms with an s at the beginning of the second element (e.g. Dharmasastra) usually carry a diacritic to reflect Sanskrit ś (distinct from s and usually pronounced as /ʃ/ in English contexts); English pronunciations with /s/ in this position arise either from misunderstanding of the diacritic or as spelling pronunciations based on transliterations in which the diacritic has been omitted. With the form Dhermasastra compare dherma at dharma n. α. forms.

Hinduism.

1. Chiefly with the. The body of Sanskrit verse literature concerning rules of conduct and law. Also more generally: the whole body of Sanskrit literature concerning rules of conduct and law, including the Dharmasutras (see Dharmasutra n.) and later commentaries and digests.

ΚΠ

1787 C. Wilkins tr. Hĕĕtōpădēs of Vĕĕshnŏŏ-Sărmā ii. 18 He readeth not the Dhărmă-Sāstră.

1872 Jrnl. Bombay Branch, Royal Asiatic Soc. 9 159 Hemádrí is a well-known name amongst the learned, and stands much in their estimation as that of Mádhava, who both are regarded as two of the pillars of the Dharmashastra.

1975 Jrnl. Indian Law Inst. 17 654 The prescriptions in the Dharmasastra are not invitations to deal with and decide issues as and when they arise.

2011 Social Scientist 39 2 Assigned to a low caste status by the Dharmashastra, they [sc. the silpis or artists] managed..to obtain wealth and privileges that would not have normally come their way.

2. As a count noun: an individual work belonging to this body of literature.

ΚΠ

1831 Trans. Royal Asiatic Soc. 3 162 It is also said by Manu, in his Dharma Sastra.

1995 Indo-Iranian Jrnl. 38 251 At a certain stage of its development in the oral tradition the Mbh [i.e. Mahābhārata] epic was revised by brahmins who tried to make it into a religious and didactic book, a Dharmaśāstra.

2007 L. Prasad Poetics of Conduct iii. 112 Historically, the Sringeri matha has been an influential interpreter of the Dharmashastras.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	dharmashastra
释义	Dharmashastran. Brit. /ˌdɑːməˈʃɑːstrə/, U.S. /ˌdɑrməˈʃɑstrə/ Forms: 1700s Dhermasastra, 1700s– Dharma-Sastra, 1800s– Dharma Sastra, 1800s– Dharmasastra Brit. /ˌdɑːməˈʃɑːstrə/, /ˌdɑːməˈsɑːstrə/, U.S. /ˌdɑrməˈʃɑstrə/, /ˌdɑrməˈsɑstrə/, 1800s– Dharma Shastra, 1800s– Dharma-Shastra, 1800s– Dharmashastra. Also with lower case initial(s). Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit dharmaśāstra. Etymology: < Sanskrit dharmaśāstra < dharma dharma n. + śāstra shastra n.English forms with an s at the beginning of the second element (e.g. Dharmasastra) usually carry a diacritic to reflect Sanskrit ś (distinct from s and usually pronounced as /ʃ/ in English contexts); English pronunciations with /s/ in this position arise either from misunderstanding of the diacritic or as spelling pronunciations based on transliterations in which the diacritic has been omitted. With the form Dhermasastra compare dherma at dharma n. α. forms. Hinduism. 1. Chiefly with the. The body of Sanskrit verse literature concerning rules of conduct and law. Also more generally: the whole body of Sanskrit literature concerning rules of conduct and law, including the Dharmasutras (see Dharmasutra n.) and later commentaries and digests. ΚΠ 1787 C. Wilkins tr. Hĕĕtōpădēs of Vĕĕshnŏŏ-Sărmā ii. 18 He readeth not the Dhărmă-Sāstră. 1872 Jrnl. Bombay Branch, Royal Asiatic Soc. 9 159 Hemádrí is a well-known name amongst the learned, and stands much in their estimation as that of Mádhava, who both are regarded as two of the pillars of the Dharmashastra. 1975 Jrnl. Indian Law Inst. 17 654 The prescriptions in the Dharmasastra are not invitations to deal with and decide issues as and when they arise. 2011 Social Scientist 39 2 Assigned to a low caste status by the Dharmashastra, they [sc. the silpis or artists] managed..to obtain wealth and privileges that would not have normally come their way. 2. As a count noun: an individual work belonging to this body of literature. ΚΠ 1831 Trans. Royal Asiatic Soc. 3 162 It is also said by Manu, in his Dharma Sastra. 1995 Indo-Iranian Jrnl. 38 251 At a certain stage of its development in the oral tradition the Mbh [i.e. Mahābhārata] epic was revised by brahmins who tried to make it into a religious and didactic book, a Dharmaśāstra. 2007 L. Prasad Poetics of Conduct iii. 112 Historically, the Sringeri matha has been an influential interpreter of the Dharmashastras. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1787
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