The Dharmashastra is a volume of Hindu legal texts, covering moral, ethical and social laws. The name derives from the Sanskrit words 'dharma' (that which is righteous/deserves to be remembered) and 'shastra' (knowledge, or writings); the term can be translated as 'righteousness science'.

Literature

• Kane, Pandurang Vaman (1880 - 1972): History of Dharmasastra : (ancient and mediaeval, religious and civil law). -- Poona : Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute. 1962 - 1975.