The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology c13.s2.t8.14
The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology c13.s2.t8.14
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c13.s2.t8.14
The influence of *Smriti* politics on orthodox scholarship in modern Bengal is considerable. The *Smritis* or *Dharmaśāstras* as sources of political (*nīti*) thought have been utilized by a contemporary writer, Madhusūdan Bhattāchārya of Nadia, for his *Ratnamālā*¹⁶ (Garland of Gems) or Collection of Extracts. The following texts are to be found in his references:—1. *Manu*, 2. *Atri*, 4. *Hārīta*, 5. *Yājnavalkya*, 6. *Parāśara* 7. *Gautama*, 8. *Vaśiṣṭha*. The chronological order has not been used in this enumeration.
Cites (8)
- Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit
- Hāritasmṛti (Laghu- and Vṛddha-Hārīta) — Hārīta, Sanskrit
- Vasiṣṭhadharmasūtra — Vasiṣṭha, Sanskrit
- Yājñavalkyasmṛti — Yājñavalkya, Sanskrit
- Gautamadharmasūtra — Gautama (dharmasūtrakāra), Sanskrit
- Parāśarasmṛti — Parāśara, Sanskrit
- Atrismṛti (Atrisaṃhitā) — Atri, Sanskrit
- Ratnamālā (Śilāli) — Śilāli, Sanskrit