History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c5.70

v1.c5.70

Yāj. mentions Parāśara, but the extant Parāśarasmṛti is probably a recast of an older smṛti - Garuḍapurāṇa (chap. 107) gives a summary of 39 verses of Parāśarasmṛti - From Kauṭilya it appears there was a work of Parāśara on politics - extant Parāśara in 12 chapters and 592 verses deals with ācāra and prāyaścitta alone - Parāśara, an ancient name - Parāśara mentions 19 smṛti writers - contents of the smṛti - Parāśara has peculiar views - authors cited by Parāśara - views of Manu frequently cited - several identical verses in Manu and Parāśara - age of Parāśarasmṛti between 100-500 A. D. - a Bṛhat-Parāśara saṁhitā in 12 chapters and 3000 verses - contents thereof - it is a late work - Vṛddha Parāśara quoted by Aparārka.