[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Polity, Pleasure & Law](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti) › [Law and Social-Religious Duty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma) › [Minor extant smṛtis](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti) › [Vyasasmriti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vyasa) › 1.1 # Vyasasmriti 1.1 Vyāsasmṛti 1.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vyasa.1.1) atha dharmācaraṇādeśaprayuktavarṇaṣoḍaśasaṃskāravarṇanam vārāṇasyāṃ sukhāsīnaṃ vedavyāsaṃ taponidhim papracchurmunayo'bhyetya dharmān varṇavyavasthitān > Now, the description of the sixteen life-cycle rites of the social classes as prescribed for the practice of socio-religious duty: > As Vedavyāsa, a treasury of ascetic power, sat comfortably in Vārāṇasī, > sages approached and asked him about the socio-religious duties established for the social classes. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 0.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vyasa.0.p1) - [Next: 1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vyasa.1.2) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vyasa.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vyasa~en-mt.1.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Vedavyāsasmṛti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti.2) — Sanskrit - [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.114.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vyasa.1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vyasa.1.1) · Pramāṇa