Hindu Law and Custom (Recht und Sitte) c7.282

c7.282

§ 11. *The commentaries.* The activity of the commentators in the field of Dharma had begun clearly already at a very early period. The works of the Mīmāṃsā school¹ may in a certain sense be considered as explanatory works on the Smṛtis; the aim of this school was to explore the Dharma and to investigate the essence of Smṛti and its relation to Śruti theoretically and practically, and the Mīmāṃsā school was, as referred to above, well acquainted with the M. and the most important Dharmasūtras