Noun:

आठवणी,

smriti's Usage Examples:

The lawbooks or smritis prescribe that a boy must have his haircut in his first or third.

The substance of Hindu law implemented by the British was derived from a Dharmaśāstra named Manusmriti, one of the many treatises (śāstra) on Dharma.

Patrick Olivelle notes the doubts in postmodern scholarship about the presumed reliability of Manusmriti manuscripts.

other smriti texts or dharmasastra commentaries in which Atmatusti is designated as a fourth source.

References ArchNet on Ahsan Manzil RestorationMuntasir Mamun, Dhaka: Smriti Bismritir Nogori, vol1, Anyna Publishers 2008, Ahsan Majil, pg39Further readingTaifoor, S.

class, was used to refer to social classes in Hindu texts like the Manusmriti.

Early scholars during the British colonial rule such as John Mayne suggested that it is probable that Dharma-smriti texts reflect the practical administration of law, at least before the arrival of Islam in India.

Thus, states Nicholson, the colonial era Indologist definition of astika and nastika schools of Indian philosophy, was based on a narrow study of literature such as a version of Manusmriti, while in truth these terms are more complex and contextually apply within the diverse schools of Indian philosophies.

Manusmriti does not define, or imply a definition for Astika.

The Smritis, such as Manusmriti, Naradasmriti and Parashara Smriti, contribute to the exposition of the Hindu Dharma but are considered less authoritative than Śrutis (the Vedic corpus that includes early Upanishads).

Dvapara Yuga is described in the Mahabharata, Manusmriti, Surya Siddhanta, Vishnu Smriti, and various Puranas.

Narada Smriti and Parashara Smriti (the oldest Dharma-smriti).

Scholars have also questioned the authenticity and the corruption in the Manusmriti manuscript used to derive the colonial era Hindu law.