The Political Institutions and Theories of the Hindus: A Study in Comparative Politics c5.s2: B. Sanskrit and Prâkrit Texts on Politics and Law
The Political Institutions and Theories of the Hindus: A Study in Comparative Politics c5.s2
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B. Sanskrit and Prâkrit Texts on Politics and Law
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(chiefly for studies in political theory, and subsidiarily as illustrative documents for A.).
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Âpastamba (*c* B. C. 400): *Dharma-sûtra*, Eng. trans. in the *Sacred Books of the East Series* (ed by Max Müller), Vol. II. Baudhâyana (*c* B. C. 450): *Dharma-sûtra*, *S. B. E.* Vol. XIV. Bhoja (*c* 900): *Yukti-kalpa-taru*, Sanskrit text ed. by I. C. Shastri, Sanskrit Press Depositary, Calcutta, 1917. Brihaspati (*c* 650): *Smriti*, *S. B. E.* Vol. XXXIII. Brihaspati: *Sûtra* (ed. and trans. by F. W. Thomas for *Le Museon*) Brussels, 1916. Chandeśvara: *Vivâda-ratnakara*, text in the *Bibliotheca Indica Series*, Asiatic Society of Bengal Calcutta, 1887. *Chulla-vagga* (*Vinaya*), *c* B. C. 350, *S. B. E.* Vols XVII, XX. Gautama (*c* B. C. 550): *Dharma-sûtra*, *S. B. E.* Vol. II. Jîmûta-vâhana (*c* 1150): *Dâya-bhâga*, Eng. trans. in Colebrooke's *Two Treatises on the Hindu Law of Inheritance*, Madras, 1865. Kâmandaka (*c* 350): *Nîti-sâra*, text in the *Bib. Ind.*, 1884, trans. by M. N. Dutt, Calcutta, 1896. Kauṭilya (*c* B. C. 300): *Artha-śâstra*, ed and trans by R. Shamasastry, Bangalore, Mysore, 1915. *Mahâ-bhârata* (*c* B. C. 600—A. C. 300), especially Book II (*Sabhâ-parva*) and Book XII (*Śanti-parva*), Protap Chandra Ray's edition, Calcutta, 1888—93. *Mahâ-vagga* (*Vinaya*), *c* B. C. 350, *S. B. E.* Vols XIII, XVII. Manu (*c* A. C. 150): *Smriti*, *S. B. E.* Vol. XXV. Mitra Miśra: *Vîra-mitrodaya*, ed. by J. Vidyasagara, Calcutta. Nârada (*c* 500): *Smriti*, *S. B. E.* Vol. XXXIII. Śukra: *Nîti-sâra*, text ed. by Oppert for the Madras Government, 1882. Eng. trans. by B. K. Sarkar for the Panini Office Series, Allahabad, 1914. Somadeva (*c* 950): *Nîti-vâkyâmrita*, text in the *Kâvyamâlâ Series*, Bombay. Vaiśampâyana: *Nîti-prakâsikâ*, text ed. by Oppert for the Madras Govt., 1882. Vaśiṣṭha (*c* B. C. 150): *Dharma-sûtra*, *S. B. E.* Vol. XIV. Vijnaneśvara (*c* 1050): *Mitâkśarâ*, Eng. trans. in Colebrooke's *Two Treatises*, Madras, 1865. Viṣṇu (*c* 300): *Smriti*, *S. B. E.* Vol. VII. Yâjnavalkya (*c* 350): *Smriti*, text and translation in V. N. Mandlik's *Hindu Law*, Bombay, 1880.
Linked texts (19)
- Cullavagga — Pāli
- Mahāvagga — Pāli
- Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit
- Vaiṣṇava Dharmaśāstra — Viṣṇu, Sanskrit
- Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit
- Baudhāyanadharmasūtra — Baudhāyana, Sanskrit
- Āpastambadharmasūtra — Āpastamba, Sanskrit
- Bṛhaspatismṛti — Bṛhaspati, Sanskrit
- Vasiṣṭhadharmasūtra — Vasiṣṭha, Sanskrit
- Yājñavalkyasmṛti — Yājñavalkya, Sanskrit
- Gautamadharmasūtra — Gautama (dharmasūtrakāra), Sanskrit
- Nāradasmṛti — Nārada, Sanskrit
- Nītiprakāśikā — Vaiśampāyana, Sanskrit
- Vīramitrodaya — Mitramiśra 1610, Sanskrit
- Bārhaspatyasūtra — Bṛhaspati, Sanskrit
- Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Vivādaratnākara — Caṇḍeśvara, Sanskrit
- Nītivākyāmṛta — Somadevasūri, Sanskrit
- Dāyabhāga — Jīmūtavāhana, Sanskrit