Timeline: Volume I: Part I
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3. When Dharmashastra works were first composed (3)5. The Dharmasutra of Gautama (13)6. The Baudhāyana Dharmasutra (10)7. Dharmasutra of Āpastamba (68)8. Hiranyakesi-dharmasutra (3)9. Vasishtha-Dharmasutra (4)10. Vishnudharmasutra (14)12. The Dharmasutra of Sankha-Likhita (4)13. Manavadharmasutra - Did it exist? (2)14. Arthashastra of Kautilya (129)17. Ushanas (4)30. The Smritis (9)31. The Manusmriti (36)32. The Two Epics (48)33. The Purānas (5)34. The Yājnavalkya-smriti (29)35. The Parāshara Smriti (2)36. The Nāradasmriti (20)37. Brihaspati (4)38. Kātyāyana (6)58. Commentaries and Nibandhas (digests) (6)59. Asahāya (5)60. Bhartri-yajna (2)61. Vishvarūpa (12)62. Bhāruci (4)63. Shrīkara (3)64. Medhātithi (8)27 entities
369 date claims
24 debated
591 co-occurrences
Virāṭaparvatext1 claims · 400 BCE
Discussed together with:
Arthaśāstra1xHistory of Dharmaśāstra1xMahābhārata1xabout 400 BCE
IX. The provisions about almanacs in the Arthaśāstra II. 20 (on ‘Deśakalāmāna’) are of great importa... view
Vanaparvatext13 claims · 400 BCE to 1125 CE
Discussed together with:
Mahābhārata8xŚāntiparva5xArthaśāstra4xManusmṛti4xYājñavalkya Smṛti4xBṛhaspatismṛti3xṚgveda3xViṣṇu Smṛti3x400 BCE
There are three principal groups of writers on the question of the age of the Kauṭilīya. First come ... view
399 BCE
There are three principal groups of writers on the question of the age of the Kauṭilīya. First come ... view
about 321 BCE
There are three principal groups of writers on the question of the age of the Kauṭilīya. First come ... view
about 320 BCE
There are three principal groups of writers on the question of the age of the Kauṭilīya. First come ... view
320 BCE
There are three principal groups of writers on the question of the age of the Kauṭilīya. First come ... view
300 BCE
There are three principal groups of writers on the question of the age of the Kauṭilīya. First come ... view
about 300 BCE
The establishment of the temples of Śiva and Vaiśravaṇa ( i. e. Kubera ) was in vogue even in the ti... view
297 BCE
There are three principal groups of writers on the question of the age of the Kauṭilīya. First come ... view
150 CE
There are three principal groups of writers on the question of the age of the Kauṭilīya. First come ... view
about 300 CE
There are three principal groups of writers on the question of the age of the Kauṭilīya. First come ... view
about 800 CE
It has to be mentioned here that in the first few centuries of the Christian era the idea prevailed ... view
before 1000 CE
It has to be mentioned here that in the first few centuries of the Christian era the idea prevailed ... view
about 1125 CE
It has to be mentioned here that in the first few centuries of the Christian era the idea prevailed ... view
Kātyāyanasmṛtitext28 claims · 800 BCE to 1100 CE
Discussed together with:
Manusmṛti13xBṛhaspatismṛti11xYājñavalkya Smṛti11xArthaśāstra10xNāradasmṛti10xViṣṇu Smṛti8xViśvarūpa7xHistory of Dharmaśāstra6xcirca 800 BCE
Dr. Ram Gopal on p. 75 of his work refers to the fact that I place Āpastamba between 600 B. C. and 3... view
700 BCE
Dr. Ram Gopal on p. 75 of his work refers to the fact that I place Āpastamba between 600 B. C. and 3... view
675 BCE
Dr. Ram Gopal on p. 75 of his work refers to the fact that I place Āpastamba between 600 B. C. and 3... view
675 BCE
Dr. Ram Gopal on p. 75 of his work refers to the fact that I place Āpastamba between 600 B. C. and 3... view
600 BCE
Dr. Ram Gopal on p. 75 of his work refers to the fact that I place Āpastamba between 600 B. C. and 3... view
575 BCE
Dr. Ram Gopal on p. 75 of his work refers to the fact that I place Āpastamba between 600 B. C. and 3... view
550 BCE
Dr. Ram Gopal on p. 75 of his work refers to the fact that I place Āpastamba between 600 B. C. and 3... view
500 BCE
Dr. Ram Gopal on p. 75 of his work refers to the fact that I place Āpastamba between 600 B. C. and 3... view
450 BCE
If Kātyāyana is placed at about 300 B. C.-250 B. C. Pāṇin should be placed at 450 B. C.-400 B. C.... view
400 BCE
Dr. Ram Gopal on p. 75 of his work refers to the fact that I place Āpastamba between 600 B. C. and 3... view
400 BCE
If Kātyāyana is placed at about 300 B. C.-250 B. C. Pāṇin should be placed at 450 B. C.-400 B. C.... view
300 BCE
Dr. Ram Gopal on p. 75 of his work refers to the fact that I place Āpastamba between 600 B. C. and 3... view
300 BCE
Pāṇini mentions ten predecessors by name, besides eastern and northern ācāryaṣ But Kātyāyana mention... view
about 300 BCE
If Kātyāyana is placed at about 300 B. C.-250 B. C. Pāṇin should be placed at 450 B. C.-400 B. C.... view
250 BCE
Pāṇini mentions ten predecessors by name, besides eastern and northern ācāryaṣ But Kātyāyana mention... view
... and 13 more claims
Udyogaparvatext1 claims · 247 BCE
Discussed together with:
Aparārka2xBṛhaspatismṛti2xManusmṛti2xMedhātithi2xĀpastamba Dharmasūtra2xViśvarūpa2xYājñavalkya Smṛti2xMahābhārata2x247 BCE
Many scholars have misunderstood the word ‘cina’ occurring in II. 11. 114 ‘*tayā kauśeyam cinapaṭṭāś... view
Baudhāyana Dharmasūtratext11 claims · 600 BCE to 1001 CE
Discussed together with:
Manusmṛti12xYājñavalkya Smṛti11xVasiṣṭha Dharmasūtra10xViśvarūpa9xMedhātithi6xMitākṣarā6xĀpastamba Dharmasūtra6xViṣṇu Smṛti5x600 BCE
The important question is to find out when formal treatises on dharma began to be composeḍ It is not... view
600 BCE
I tried on pp. 29-31 of the first edition to bring forward arguments on both sides of the question w... view
500 BCE
I tried on pp. 29-31 of the first edition to bring forward arguments on both sides of the question w... view
300 BCE
The important question is to find out when formal treatises on dharma began to be composeḍ It is not... view
300 BCE
I tried on pp. 29-31 of the first edition to bring forward arguments on both sides of the question w... view
200 BCE
The important question is to find out when formal treatises on dharma began to be composeḍ It is not... view
200 BCE
I tried on pp. 29-31 of the first edition to bring forward arguments on both sides of the question w... view
about 700 CE
About the home of Baudhāyana it is difficult to advance any positive conclusioṇ In modern times Baud... view
701 CE
According to Burnell the oldest commentator on the Baudhāyanaśrauta-sūtra was Bhavasvāmin, whom he p... view
801 CE
About the home of Baudhāyana it is difficult to advance any positive conclusioṇ In modern times Baud... view
1001 CE
All these are specially cited by me for Āpastambhīyas as doneeṣ Now about Bodhāyana ( Baudhāyana ). ... view
Anuśāsanaparvatext2 claims · 200 BCE to 100 CE
Discussed together with:
Mahābhārata5xŚāntiparva5xViṣṇu Smṛti3xYājñavalkya Smṛti3xṚgveda3xManusmṛti3xĀdiparva3xVanaparva3xKāmandaka Nītisāratext5 claims · 300 BCE to 800 CE
Discussed together with:
Arthaśāstra6xViṣṇu Smṛti4xManusmṛti3xYājñavalkya Smṛti2xBṛhaspatismṛti2xŚāntiparva2xBaudhāyana Dharmasūtra1xVasiṣṭha Dharmasūtra1x300 BCE
The question of the date of the Kauṭilīya can be settled only approximately and for that we have to ... view
100 BCE
The question of the date of the Kauṭilīya can be settled only approximately and for that we have to ... view
101 CE
The question of the date of the Kauṭilīya can be settled only approximately and for that we have to ... view
701 CE
The Kāmandakīyanītisāra highly praises Viṣṇugupta as shown above. The date of Kāmandaka is also deba... view
800 CE
The Kāmandakīyanītisāra highly praises Viṣṇugupta as shown above. The date of Kāmandaka is also deba... view
Arthaśāstratext44 claims · 320 BCE to 1901 CE
Discussed together with:
Manusmṛti18xYājñavalkya Smṛti12xBṛhaspatismṛti11xMahābhārata11xViṣṇu Smṛti10xKātyāyanasmṛti10xŚāntiparva8xHistory of Dharmaśāstra8xabout 320 BCE
Kauṭilya gives his own definition of Arthaśāstra in Adhikaraṇa XV. 1. It means 'means of the subsist... view
about 320 BCE
E. H. Johnston ( in J. R. A. S. for 1929 pp. 78–102, at p. 89 and JRAS 1939 at p. 225 ) says that th... view
circa 305 BCE
Both Dr. Jolly and Dr. Winternitz rely on the Indica of Megasthenes (while admitting that both M. an... view
305 BCE
E. H. Johnston ( in J. R. A. S. for 1929 pp. 78–102, at p. 89 and JRAS 1939 at p. 225 ) says that th... view
302 BCE
Both Dr. Jolly and Dr. Winternitz rely on the Indica of Megasthenes (while admitting that both M. an... view
about 300 BCE
A. B. Keith (in J. R. A. S. for 1916 pp. 130–137) states that it is perfectly possible that the Arth... view
about 300 BCE
It is necessary to put together briefly some of the chief grounds on which the Arthaśāstra is assign... view
about 300 BCE
It is really not necessary to adduce further evidence for establishing the proposition that the Arth... view
300 BCE
Dr. Ram Gopal in his Ph. D. thesis ‘India of Vedic Kalpa-sūtras’ (1959) charges me (on p. 53) with b... view
297 BCE
Both Dr. Jolly and Dr. Winternitz rely on the Indica of Megasthenes (while admitting that both M. an... view
about 247 BCE
**3. The Arthaśāstra** was composed at a time when Budd- hism had not made much progress in India an... view
215 BCE
There is hardly any distinctive reference to things Budd- hist except one passage ( III. 20 ) where ... view
about 200 BCE
As regards the home of Kauṭilya or Cāṇakya there is some divergence of viewṣ Jolly ( in Intro. p. 43... view
100 BCE
A. B. Keith (in J. R. A. S. for 1916 pp. 130–137) states that it is perfectly possible that the Arth... view
about 100 CE
E. H. Johnston ( in J. R. A. S. for 1929 pp. 78–102, at p. 89 and JRAS 1939 at p. 225 ) says that th... view
... and 29 more claims
Śāntiparvatext8 claims · 600 BCE to 1801 CE
Discussed together with:
Mahābhārata11xManusmṛti10xArthaśāstra8xBṛhaspatismṛti6xYājñavalkya Smṛti6xGautama Dharmasūtra5xVanaparva5xViṣṇu Smṛti5x600 BCE
Dr. Ram Gopal ( on p. 54 ) finds fault with me for my criti- cism of Dr. Bühler. Unfortunately, he a... view
400 BCE
Dr. Ram Gopal ( on p. 54 ) finds fault with me for my criti- cism of Dr. Bühler. Unfortunately, he a... view
300 BCE
Dr. Ram Gopal ( on p. 54 ) finds fault with me for my criti- cism of Dr. Bühler. Unfortunately, he a... view
101 CE
Dr. Ram Gopal ( on p. 54 ) finds fault with me for my criti- cism of Dr. Bühler. Unfortunately, he a... view
201 CE
The Kauṭilya quotes five schools by name: Mānavāḥ (five times), Bārhaspatyaḥ (6 times), Auśanasāḥ (7... view
about 1800 CE
It is interesting to note that he states that the son of a brāhmaṇa from a kṣatriya wife is a brāhma... view
1801 CE
It is interesting to note that he states that the son of a brāhmaṇa from a kṣatriya wife is a brāhma... view
1801 CE
It is interesting to note that he states that the son of a brāhmaṇa from a kṣatriya wife is a brāhma... view
Nāradasmṛtitext15 claims · 207 BCE to 1905 CE
Discussed together with:
Manusmṛti13xYājñavalkya Smṛti13xViśvarūpa11xKātyāyanasmṛti10xBṛhaspatismṛti8xMitākṣarā7xArthaśāstra6xViṣṇu Smṛti6x207 BCE
The Vyavahāramātṛkā of Jīmūtavāhana and the Parā- śara-Mādhavīya (vol. III, part I, p. 203) quote a ... view
between 100 CE
The Vyavahāramātṛkā of Jīmūtavāhana and the Parā- śara-Mādhavīya (vol. III, part I, p. 203) quote a ... view
101 CE
The Vyavahāramātṛkā of Jīmūtavāhana and the Parā- śara-Mādhavīya (vol. III, part I, p. 203) quote a ... view
201 CE
The Vyavahāramātṛkā of Jīmūtavāhana and the Parā- śara-Mādhavīya (vol. III, part I, p. 203) quote a ... view
300 CE
The Vyavahāramātṛkā of Jīmūtavāhana and the Parā- śara-Mādhavīya (vol. III, part I, p. 203) quote a ... view
301 CE
The Vyavahāramātṛkā of Jīmūtavāhana and the Parā- śara-Mādhavīya (vol. III, part I, p. 203) quote a ... view
401 CE
The Vyavahāramātṛkā of Jīmūtavāhana and the Parā- śara-Mādhavīya (vol. III, part I, p. 203) quote a ... view
401 CE
The Vyavahāramātṛkā of Jīmūtavāhana and the Parā- śara-Mādhavīya (vol. III, part I, p. 203) quote a ... view
between 700 CE
As in Bhavasvāmin’s day various readings had already arisen in the Nāradasmṛti and as he refers seve... view
701 CE
As Nārada’s is regarded as an authoritative *smṛti* by Viś- varūpa, Medhātithi and other later write... view
801 CE
The printed Nārada contains 1028 verses (including 61 on theft in the appendix). About seven hundred... view
before 1000 CE
It is likely that non-Vyavahāra topics came to be added as Nārada's a century or two before 1000 A. ... view
1050 CE
The editor of Bhavasvāmin’s bhāṣya surmises (on p. 4 of his English Introduction) from the fact that... view
1407 CE
From verse 22 of the same title the printed text is the same as the smaller versioṇ A verse quoted a... view
1905 CE
As Nārada’s is regarded as an authoritative *smṛti* by Viś- varūpa, Medhātithi and other later write... view
Āpastamba Dharmasūtratext11 claims · 600 BCE to 1301 CE
Discussed together with:
Yājñavalkya Smṛti8xManusmṛti6xViśvarūpa6xBaudhāyana Dharmasūtra6xMedhātithi5xVasiṣṭha Dharmasūtra5xAparārka4xBṛhaspatismṛti4x600 BCE
‘The age of the Āpastamba-dharmasūtra can be settled within only approximate limitṣ It is probably l... view
600 BCE
On p. 97 Dr Ram Gopal relies, for propping his hypothesis that Āpastamba came from the north on cert... view
450 BCE
‘The age of the Āpastamba-dharmasūtra can be settled within only approximate limitṣ It is probably l... view
301 CE
The present author has dealt at some length with the question of the origin of week days and their n... view
before 400 CE
‘The age of the Āpastamba-dharmasūtra can be settled within only approximate limitṣ It is probably l... view
401 CE
The present author has dealt at some length with the question of the origin of week days and their n... view
484 CE
The present author has dealt at some length with the question of the origin of week days and their n... view
701 CE
1. In the Udāyendiram plates (of 8th century A. D.) of Nandivarman Pallavamalla in S. I. I. Vol. II... view
801 CE
1. In the Udāyendiram plates (of 8th century A. D.) of Nandivarman Pallavamalla in S. I. I. Vol. II... view
1019 CE
1. In the Udāyendiram plates (of 8th century A. D.) of Nandivarman Pallavamalla in S. I. I. Vol. II... view
1301 CE
This has been edited several times (viz. by Bühler in the Bombay Sanskrit Series with large extracts... view
Rāmāyaṇatext20 claims · 500 BCE to 1864 CE
Discussed together with:
Mahābhārata8xManusmṛti4xYājñavalkya Smṛti3xViṣṇu Smṛti3xAparārka2xMedhātithi2xVanaparva2xArthaśāstra1x500 BCE
The Kauṭiliya knows the four Vedas, the charms and incantations of the Atharvan, the six *aṅgas*, in... view
before 500 BCE
The discussions so far held make this clear that the main characters of the Mahābhārata were known l... view
500 BCE
Verses in the Sundarakāṇḍa<sup class="fn-ref"><a href="#fn-32-the-two-epics-105" id="fnref-32-the-tw... view
400 BCE
The Kauṭiliya knows the four Vedas, the charms and incantations of the Atharvan, the six *aṅgas*, in... view
300 BCE
The claim, put forward in the Bālakāṇḍa ( chap. 2, verses 3–31 ), that Vālmīki, on seeing the Krauñc... view
before 250 BCE
But if we turn to the Rāmāyaṇa, none of the great personages depicted in that epic such as Daśaratha... view
about 250 BCE
The discussions so far held make this clear that the main characters of the Mahābhārata were known l... view
not earlier than 250 BCE
All verse quotations in the Mahābhāṣya are collected in one place by Kielhorn in I. A. vol. 14 the p... view
about 150 CE
Indian culture penetrated to Borneo, Java, Bali and other Indonesian islandṣ In the Rāmāyaṇa, Sugrīv... view
201 CE
Indian culture penetrated to Borneo, Java, Bali and other Indonesian islandṣ In the Rāmāyaṇa, Sugrīv... view
433 CE
It is impossible to deal with the numerous writings on the Rāmāyaṇa. Jacobi’s German work on the Rām... view
850 CE
The Rāmāyaṇa being mainly a Kāvya is not frequently or profusely quoted by works on Dharmaśāstra, pa... view
1101 CE
As he quotes the Kāvyaprakāśa, the Alaṅkārasarvasva and the Vṛtta-ratnākara he is certainly later th... view
1169 CE
Many of the quotations from the Rāmāyaṇa in medieval digests are not found in the current editions o... view
1169 CE
Even Aparārka who quotes the Mahābhārata dozens of times quotes the Rāmāyaṇa only twice.<sup class="... view
... and 5 more claims
Manusmṛtitext60 claims · 600 BCE to 1150 CE
Discussed together with:
Yājñavalkya Smṛti37xViśvarūpa26xMedhātithi22xViṣṇu Smṛti19xArthaśāstra18xMitākṣarā16xBṛhaspatismṛti16xVasiṣṭha Dharmasūtra15x600 BCE
Some western scholars, particularly Max Müller and Weber, started the ingenious theory that the exta... view
500 BCE
The extant Baudhayānadharmasūtra is certainly later than Gautama, as it mentions Gautama twice by na... view
400 BCE
This question is an extremely intricate one. The late V. N. Mandlik ( Intro. to the Vyavaharamayūkha... view
300 BCE
When Dr. Jolly says that certain chapters of Viṣṇu agree closely with the Kāṭhakagṛhya, all that is ... view
300 BCE
The third question raised above ( p. 197 ) is whether the Arthaśāstra was originally entirely in pro... view
300 BCE
Turning now to the internal evidence, the extant Manu-smṛti seems to be much older than Yājñavalkya,... view
300 BCE
It has been stated above that the core of the Rāmāyaṇa story may be only as old as 300-250 B. C. at ... view
200 BCE
Some western scholars, particularly Max Müller and Weber, started the ingenious theory that the exta... view
200 BCE
Two of the most difficult problems concerning the Arthaśāstra are its relation to Manusmṛti and to t... view
200 BCE
Turning now to the internal evidence, the extant Manu-smṛti seems to be much older than Yājñavalkya,... view
200 BCE
This question is an extremely intricate one. The late V. N. Mandlik ( Intro. to the Vyavaharamayūkha... view
about 187 BCE
This is not the place to discuss at length the dates of Patañjali and Pāṇini. But a few words must b... view
151 BCE
This is not the place to discuss at length the dates of Patañjali and Pāṇini. But a few words must b... view
circa 150 BCE
This question is an extremely intricate one. The late V. N. Mandlik ( Intro. to the Vyavaharamayūkha... view
150 BCE
This is not the place to discuss at length the dates of Patañjali and Pāṇini. But a few words must b... view
... and 45 more claims
Mahābhāratatext26 claims · 3101 BCE to 1801 CE
Discussed together with:
Manusmṛti14xArthaśāstra11xŚāntiparva11xYājñavalkya Smṛti11xVanaparva8xHistory of Dharmaśāstra8xRāmāyaṇa8xṚgveda7x3101 BCE
The probable date of the Mahābhārata war has been discussed by the present author in H. of Dh. Vol. ... view
500 BCE
The date of the Mahābhāṣya is generally accepted to be about 150 B. C.; vide (pp. 75-79 above). It q... view
about 450 BCE
Pāṇini and the author of the Vārtikas flourished as shown above (pp. 75–79 ) respectively about 450–... view
not later than 450 BCE
Pāṇini and the author of the Vārtikas flourished as shown above (pp. 75–79 ) respectively about 450–... view
400 BCE
The date of the Mahābhāṣya is generally accepted to be about 150 B. C.; vide (pp. 75-79 above). It q... view
300 BCE
Pāṇini and the author of the Vārtikas flourished as shown above (pp. 75–79 ) respectively about 450–... view
300 BCE
Pāṇini and the author of the Vārtikas flourished as shown above (pp. 75–79 ) respectively about 450–... view
about 200 BCE
The description of Manu as the son of Brahmā and the primeval promulgator of laws is a mere camoufla... view
200 BCE
It would not be proper to say nothing in this work about some of the vexed and important questions c... view
about 150 BCE
The date of the Mahābhāṣya is generally accepted to be about 150 B. C.; vide (pp. 75-79 above). It q... view
146 CE
The probable date of the Mahābhārata war has been discussed by the present author in H. of Dh. Vol. ... view
150 CE
For example, the Pardi plates of Dahra-sena of Saṁvat 207 (probably of the Kalacuri or Chedi era i. ... view
329 CE
The probable date of the Mahābhārata war has been discussed by the present author in H. of Dh. Vol. ... view
456 CE
For example, the Pardi plates of Dahra-sena of Saṁvat 207 (probably of the Kalacuri or Chedi era i. ... view
501 CE
In this connection it is pertinent to note that the text of the Manusmṛti has been the same with ver... view
... and 11 more claims
Bṛhaspatismṛtitext9 claims · 200 CE to 1101 CE
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Manusmṛti16xYājñavalkya Smṛti12xViśvarūpa12xArthaśāstra11xKātyāyanasmṛti11xNāradasmṛti8xṚgveda6xMahābhārata6xbetween 200 CE
These considerations make it clear that Bṛhaspati is certainly later than Manu and Yāj. It is diffic... view
201 CE
Bühler devotes considerable space to this question (S. B. E. vol. 25. pp. LXVI-LXXIII). He arrives a... view
between 300 CE
That Bṛhaspati was an ancient teacher of Arthaśāstra follows from the Kauṭiliya, wherein the Bārhasp... view
301 CE
These considerations make it clear that Bṛhaspati is certainly later than Manu and Yāj. It is diffic... view
501 CE
These considerations make it clear that Bṛhaspati is certainly later than Manu and Yāj. It is diffic... view
601 CE
These considerations make it clear that Bṛhaspati is certainly later than Manu and Yāj. It is diffic... view
601 CE
Pītāmaha is later than Bṛhaspati,<sup class="fn-ref"><a href="#fn-44-pitāmaha-11" id="fnref-44-pitām... view
790 CE
The fact that Viśvarūpa and Medhātithi do not mention this work, taken along with the above statemen... view
1101 CE
The first commentary, if it dealt with the whole of the Arthaśāstra, must have been very extensive, ... view
Viṣṇu Smṛtitext20 claims · 400 BCE to 1622 CE
Discussed together with:
Manusmṛti19xYājñavalkya Smṛti18xArthaśāstra10xViśvarūpa9xKātyāyanasmṛti8xMedhātithi6xAparārka6xParāśarasmṛti6x400 BCE
One question about Candragupta may be briefly mentioned here. Purāṇas give confused accounts, Matsya... view
about 320 BCE
One question about Candragupta may be briefly mentioned here. Purāṇas give confused accounts, Matsya... view
about 300 BCE
The original Viṣṇu Dh. S. (mostly in prose) may have to be placed about 300 B. C. to 100 A. D. and t... view
190 BCE
One question about Candragupta may be briefly mentioned here. Purāṇas give confused accounts, Matsya... view
100 CE
The original Viṣṇu Dh. S. (mostly in prose) may have to be placed about 300 B. C. to 100 A. D. and t... view
not later than 300 CE
From comparatively ancient times Cānakya alias Kauṭilya or Visnugupta has been credited with the com... view
301 CE
Dr. Jolly in his learned and long introduction to the translation of Viṣṇu Dh. S (SBE. Vol. VII, pp.... view
400 CE
The smṛtis thus relied upon are the products of different and widely separated ageṣ Some of them are... view
401 CE
One question about Candragupta may be briefly mentioned here. Purāṇas give confused accounts, Matsya... view
501 CE
One question about Candragupta may be briefly mentioned here. Purāṇas give confused accounts, Matsya... view
600 CE
The original Viṣṇu Dh. S. (mostly in prose) may have to be placed about 300 B. C. to 100 A. D. and t... view
before 850 CE
One question about Candragupta may be briefly mentioned here. Purāṇas give confused accounts, Matsya... view
1000 CE
The smṛtis thus relied upon are the products of different and widely separated ageṣ Some of them are... view
before 1100 CE
This seems to have been a very ancient commentator. Medhātithi<sup class="fn-ref"><a href="#fn-60-bh... view
1101 CE
The Viṣṇudharmasūtra has been printed several times in India, viz. by Jivananda in his *Dharmaśāstra... view
... and 5 more claims
Gautama Dharmasūtratext5 claims · 600 BCE to 776 CE
Discussed together with:
Manusmṛti9xYājñavalkya Smṛti7xVasiṣṭha Dharmasūtra6xŚāntiparva5xMedhātithi5xViśvarūpa5xArthaśāstra4xBaudhāyana Dharmasūtra4x600 BCE
One may ask, if Bühler believes that the Indians borrowed their alphabet centuries before Alexander ... view
300 BCE
The earliest work to refer to Vasiṣṭha as an authority on dharma is our Manu (8. 140), saying that V... view
601 CE
The earliest work to refer to Vasiṣṭha as an authority on dharma is our Manu (8. 140), saying that V... view
641 CE
There are three words in ancient Sanskrit Literature that are used very often in the same sense viz.... view
776 CE
The earliest work to refer to Vasiṣṭha as an authority on dharma is our Manu (8. 140), saying that V... view
Matsyapurāṇatext1 claims · 601 CE
Discussed together with:
Arthaśāstra4xBṛhaspatismṛti1xGautama Dharmasūtra1xṚgveda1xKāmandaka Nītisāra1xMahābhārata1xManusmṛti1xŚāntiparva1x601 CE
Winternitz ( Cal. Review for April-June 1924 ) on p. 18 is sceptical about Kauṭilya's authorship of ... view
History of Dharmaśāstratext13 claims · 1500 BCE to 1901 CE
Discussed together with:
Arthaśāstra8xManusmṛti8xMahābhārata8xYājñavalkya Smṛti7xKātyāyanasmṛti6xViṣṇu Smṛti5xŚāntiparva5xBṛhaspatismṛti3x1500 BCE
In the 19th century and the first quarter of 20th century Western scholars clung to the theory that ... view
about 1400 BCE
In the 19th century and the first quarter of 20th century Western scholars clung to the theory that ... view
800 BCE
Before proceeding further a few preliminary remarks must be made. Ancient Sanskrit writers and moder... view
before 250 CE
In the Kādambarī of Bāṇa (first half of 7th century) we have a striking reference to Kauṭilya's work... view
about 320 CE
So far I have dealt with works that name Viṣṇugupta, Cāṇakya and Kauṭilya singly or collectively and... view
401 CE
So far I have dealt with works that name Viṣṇugupta, Cāṇakya and Kauṭilya singly or collectively and... view
601 CE
In the Kādambarī of Bāṇa (first half of 7th century) we have a striking reference to Kauṭilya's work... view
1200 CE
In Lama Taranath’s ‘History of Buddhism’ translated into German by A. Schiefner ( St. Petersburg, 18... view
1290 CE
The Bṛhadyogiyājñavalkya contains about 930 verses, the Yogayājñavalkya published by Mr. Divanji con... view
1573 CE
In Lama Taranath’s ‘History of Buddhism’ translated into German by A. Schiefner ( St. Petersburg, 18... view
1575 CE
In Lama Taranath’s ‘History of Buddhism’ translated into German by A. Schiefner ( St. Petersburg, 18... view
1801 CE
In the 19th century and the first quarter of 20th century Western scholars clung to the theory that ... view
1901 CE
In the 19th century and the first quarter of 20th century Western scholars clung to the theory that ... view
Aparārkaperson4 claims · 301 CE to 1100 CE
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Yājñavalkya Smṛti19xViśvarūpa11xManusmṛti10xMitākṣarā9xMedhātithi9xViṣṇu Smṛti6xBṛhaspatismṛti6xKātyāyanasmṛti5x301 CE
Viśvarūpa (on Yāj. I. 4-5) quotes a verse of Vṛddha-Yājñavalkya in which Jātukarṇa is mentioned as a... view
400 CE
The remark of Āpastamba that the rules of *anadhyāya* only apply to Vedic study and not to the recit... view
650 CE
The Purāṇas differ as to the number of Manus and their names; e. g. Vāyu (26. 32–46) and Padma V. 7.... view
1100 CE
The remark of Āpastamba that the rules of *anadhyāya* only apply to Vedic study and not to the recit... view
Yājñavalkya Smṛtitext29 claims · 600 BCE to 1800 CE
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Manusmṛti37xViśvarūpa30xMitākṣarā23xAparārka19xViṣṇu Smṛti18xMedhātithi15xNāradasmṛti13xArthaśāstra12x600 BCE
The literature on dharmaśāstra falls into three well- marked but somewhat over-lapping periodṣ The f... view
300 BCE
All these circumstances lead to the conclusion that the dharmasūtra of Śaṅkha is probably later than... view
300 BCE
##6. A. is some centuries earlier than the first place, on many points such as succession and inheri... view
180 BCE
##6. A. is some centuries earlier than the first place, on many points such as succession and inheri... view
100 CE
All these circumstances lead to the conclusion that the dharmasūtra of Śaṅkha is probably later than... view
after 100 CE
In III. 171 and 172 Yāj. speaks of only the conjunction of planets and of the passage (of them) thro... view
101 CE
Dr. Jolly (R. u. S. p. 21 ) following Dr. Jacobi ( Z D M G 30, p. 306 ) thinks that Yāj. shows an ac... view
201 CE
The Yājñavalkya-smṛti stands in a very intimate relation to the White Yajurveda and the literature t... view
301 CE
Yāj. speaks of the sight of yellow-robed people as an evil omen (I.273), which is probably a referen... view
400 CE
Dr. Caland (Intro. pp. XVI-XIX ) put forward certain parallelisms between the Manusmṛti and the Vaik... view
500 CE
The Yājñavalkya-smṛti stands in a very intimate relation to the White Yajurveda and the literature t... view
601 CE
The literature on dharmaśāstra falls into three well- marked but somewhat over-lapping periodṣ The f... view
700 CE
The Bṛhad-Yogi-Yājñavalkya contains numerous quota- tions from the Manusmṛti and the Bhagavadgītā an... view
before 800 CE
As regards the Bṛhadyogi-Yājñavalkya matters stand as followṣ Vācaspatimiśra in his commentary on th... view
about 800 CE
The literature on dharmaśāstra falls into three well- marked but somewhat over-lapping periodṣ The f... view
... and 14 more claims
Garuḍapurāṇatext2 claims · 700 CE to 800 CE
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Mitākṣarā2xViśvarūpa2xYājñavalkya Smṛti2xŚaṅkha-Likhita Dharmasūtra1xAparārka1xManusmṛti1xMedhātithi1xParāśarasmṛti1xVasiṣṭha Dharmasūtratext4 claims · 320 BCE to 1301 CE
Discussed together with:
Manusmṛti15xYājñavalkya Smṛti11xBaudhāyana Dharmasūtra10xViśvarūpa8xMedhātithi6xMitākṣarā6xGautama Dharmasūtra6xViṣṇu Smṛti5x320 BCE
The foregoing discussion about the literature known to the Gautama Dh. S. and the authors and works ... view
before 700 CE
The foregoing discussion about the literature known to the Gautama Dh. S. and the authors and works ... view
801 CE
The Vaṣ Dh. S. resembles in several respects the other dharmasūtras described above. It contains alm... view
before 1301 CE
The Angiras-smṛti (in Jivananda part I, pp. 554-560) in 72 verses is probably an abridgment. It lays... view
Parāśarasmṛtitext2 claims · 401 CE to 801 CE
Discussed together with:
Manusmṛti10xYājñavalkya Smṛti9xViśvarūpa7xViṣṇu Smṛti6xMitākṣarā6xBṛhaspatismṛti5xAparārka4xArthaśāstra4xViśvarūpaperson20 claims · 701 CE to 1892 CE
Discussed together with:
Yājñavalkya Smṛti30xManusmṛti26xMitākṣarā22xMedhātithi17xBṛhaspatismṛti12xAparārka11xNāradasmṛti11xBaudhāyana Dharmasūtra9x701 CE
The late Prof. Rangaswami Aiyangar in his Introduction to Bṛhaspati assigns Bhavasvāmin to the 8th c... view
750 CE
( 11 ) Viś. takes the verse ‘adhivinna-striyai’ &c. ( on Yāj. II. 152 ) as applicable to a wife supe... view
788 CE
( 11 ) Viś. takes the verse ‘adhivinna-striyai’ &c. ( on Yāj. II. 152 ) as applicable to a wife supe... view
about 800 CE
The Agnipurāṇa affords an excellent check for the consideration of the text of the Yājñavalkyasmr̥ti... view
before 800 CE
The Kalpataru (on Brahmacāri° p. 15) quotes the expla nation of the words ‘ *tataḥ śeṣena*’ and also... view
about 800 CE
( 11 ) Viś. takes the verse ‘adhivinna-striyai’ &c. ( on Yāj. II. 152 ) as applicable to a wife supe... view
801 CE
Bhāruci, being mentioned by the Mit., is certainly older than 1050 A. D. Rāmānujācārya, in his Vedār... view
810 CE
( 11 ) Viś. takes the verse ‘adhivinna-striyai’ &c. ( on Yāj. II. 152 ) as applicable to a wife supe... view
841 CE
( 11 ) Viś. takes the verse ‘adhivinna-striyai’ &c. ( on Yāj. II. 152 ) as applicable to a wife supe... view
about 900 CE
The Agnipurāṇa affords an excellent check for the consideration of the text of the Yājñavalkyasmr̥ti... view
about 916 CE
Bhāruci, being mentioned by the Mit., is certainly older than 1050 A. D. Rāmānujācārya, in his Vedār... view
1000 CE
Dr. Jolly ( Journal of Indian History, 1924, pp. 7-8 ) says that the citations of Viś. in the Smṛtic... view
1000 CE
( 11 ) Viś. takes the verse ‘adhivinna-striyai’ &c. ( on Yāj. II. 152 ) as applicable to a wife supe... view
1050 CE
Bhāruci, being mentioned by the Mit., is certainly older than 1050 A. D. Rāmānujācārya, in his Vedār... view
about 1168 CE
The Kalpataru ( on Mokṣa pp. 48-49 ) quotes Gautama Dh. S. III. 10-24 from ‘ Anicayo bhikṣuḥ’ to ‘ A... view
... and 5 more claims
Medhātithiperson12 claims · 501 CE to 1550 CE
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Manusmṛti22xViśvarūpa17xYājñavalkya Smṛti15xMitākṣarā11xAparārka9xBaudhāyana Dharmasūtra6xVasiṣṭha Dharmasūtra6xViṣṇu Smṛti6x501 CE
As Viśvarūpa and Medhātithi both name Asahāya, his lowest limit is about 750 A. D. How much earlier ... view
601 CE
As Viśvarūpa and Medhātithi both name Asahāya, his lowest limit is about 750 A. D. How much earlier ... view
about 750 CE
As Viśvarūpa and Medhātithi both name Asahāya, his lowest limit is about 750 A. D. How much earlier ... view
between 800 CE
As Śrīkara is quoted by the Mit., he is certainly earlier than 1050 A. D. As his views agree largely... view
801 CE
As Śrīkara is quoted by the Mit., he is certainly earlier than 1050 A. D. As his views agree largely... view
1050 CE
As Śrīkara is quoted by the Mit., he is certainly earlier than 1050 A. D. As his views agree largely... view
between 1100 CE
Manu had numerous commentatorṣ As to Medhātithi Govindarāja and Kullūka, vide below sections 63, 76,... view
1350 CE
In several Msṣ of the *bhāṣya* at the end of several *adhyāyas* occurs a verse<sup class="fn-ref"><a... view
about 1400 CE
Manu had numerous commentatorṣ As to Medhātithi Govindarāja and Kullūka, vide below sections 63, 76,... view
1431 CE
Manu had numerous commentatorṣ As to Medhātithi Govindarāja and Kullūka, vide below sections 63, 76,... view
1497 CE
Manu had numerous commentatorṣ As to Medhātithi Govindarāja and Kullūka, vide below sections 63, 76,... view
1550 CE
Manu had numerous commentatorṣ As to Medhātithi Govindarāja and Kullūka, vide below sections 63, 76,... view
Śaṅkha-Likhita Dharmasūtratext3 claims · 150 BCE to 1314 CE
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Gautama Dharmasūtra2xManusmṛti2xViśvarūpa2xArthaśāstra1xŚāntiparva1xVasiṣṭha Dharmasūtra1xViṣṇu Dharmasūtra1xGaruḍapurāṇa1xbefore 150 BCE
Before proceeding to discuss the age of the Kauṭilīya, it is advisable to say a few words on the for... view
1100 CE
The dharmasūtra of Śaṅkha-Likhita was commented upon early. Lakṣmīdhara in his Kalpataru (Ghose's Hi... view
1314 CE
The dharmasūtra of Śaṅkha-Likhita was commented upon early. Lakṣmīdhara in his Kalpataru (Ghose's Hi... view