Dharmasutran.
/ˌdɑːməˈsuːtrə/, U.S. /ˌdɑrməˈsutrə/ Hinduism.
Each of a group of aphoristic prose texts in Sanskrit concerning law and rules of conduct. Chiefly in plural.The four principal Dhamasutras, probably composed between the 3rd and 1st centuries b.c., belong to the Āpastamba, Gautama, Baudhāyana, and Vasiṣṭha traditions.
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1849 F. M. Müller Let. 29 July in Sacred Bks. East (1879) II. p. x Complete Sûtra works are divided into three parts:..the third (Sâmayâkârika or Dharma-sûtras), treating on temporal duties, customs, and punishments.
1959 Proc. Indian Hist. Congr. 22 121 In the South,..marriage of cousins has been practised since very ancient times and is noticeable in the Baudhāyana Dharmasūtra.
2012 Jrnl. Ritual Stud. 26 9/1 The Dharmasūtras are the first texts in a growing concern for how best to describe the Law, the dharma by which men should live their lives.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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