History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c6.s13.1
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c6.s13.1
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Following the orthodox view of Western Sanskrit scholars that most of the dharmasūtras are older than almost all, if not all, the metrical smṛtis, I gave the first place of honour to the dharmasūtras of Gautama and others. But my own views differ to a great extent from those of the orthodox school of Sanskritists represented by Max Müller and Bühler. It is high time to state here my views about the existence of a Mānava-dharma-sūtra supposed to be the original of our extant Manu.