[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930) › v2.c23.221 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c23.221 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c23.221 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c23.221](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c23.221) There is great divergence of view as to the time when the child was named. Several times are suggested in the ancient literature and in the sūtras and smṛtis. - [Previous: v2.c23.220](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c23.220) - [Next: v2.c23.222](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c23.222) - [Up: v2.c23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c23) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c23.221](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c23.221) · Pramāṇa