History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c20.185
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c20.185
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(15) The periods of mourning were less in the case of brāhmaṇas. Gaut. 14. 1–4 prescribes ten days of mourning for brāhmaṇas, eleven for kṣatriyas, twelve for vaiśyas and a month for śūdras. Vas. Dh. S. IV. 27–30, Viṣṇu Dh. S. 22. 1–4, Manu V. 83, Yāj. III. 22 contain similar provisions. Later on ten days' mourning came to be prescribed for all castes.³⁵³
Linked texts (7)
- Vaiṣṇava Dharmaśāstra — Viṣṇu, Sanskrit
- Mīmāṃsāsūtra — Jaimini, Sanskrit
- Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit
- Āpastambadharmasūtra — Āpastamba, Sanskrit
- Vasiṣṭhadharmasūtra — Vasiṣṭha, Sanskrit
- Yājñavalkyasmṛti — Yājñavalkya, Sanskrit
- Gautamadharmasūtra — Gautama (dharmasūtrakāra), Sanskrit