[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) › v7.c99.2017 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c99.2017 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c99.2017 - **Language:** English ### [v7.c99.2017](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c99.2017) \*Samsāra\* (cycle of births and deaths), 1563-65, Kāma as the root of s. as it gives rise to volition (\*kratu\*) which leads to deeds, 1548, Manu frequently employs it 1564-65, word occurs in Kathopanisad and Śv. Up. 1564. - [Previous: v7.c99.2016](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c99.2016) - [Next: v7.c99.2018](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c99.2018) - [Up: v7.c99](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c99) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c99.2017](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c99.2017) · Pramāṇa