Yajnavalkya-smriti with Mitakshara and Viramitrodaya

by J. R. Gharpure | 1936 | 832,987 words

Hinduism Dharmashastra

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Summary: This is the English translation of the Yajnavalkya Smriti including the commentaries Mitakshara by Vijnaneshwara Bhikshu, the Viramitrodaya by Mitra Mishra as well as the Dipakalika by Shulapani (latter parts only).

Note: The footnotes of the print publication quotes extensively from various Sanskrit sources in Devanagari script. However, I had noticed many different transcription mistakes making the proofreading a hard and faulty job. Hence I decided to abandon the very large quotations (often Vedic literature) for this digital edition. There are many online sources available where you can find such text; however, always remain cautious of digital Sanskrit text as they always remain prone to mistakes.

Source 1: exoticindiaart.com
Source 2: archive.org

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The full text of the Yajnavalkya-smriti with Mitakshara and Viramitrodaya in English is available here and publically accesible (free to read online). Of course, I would always recommend buying the book so you get the latest edition. You can see all this book’s content by visiting the pages in the below index:

Editor’s Note

+ Book 1 - Ācārādhyāya

+ Chapter 1 - Introduction

. Introduction: Vijñāneśvara’s salutation

. Verse 1.1

. Verse 1.2

. Verse 1.3

. Verse 1.6

. Verse 1.7

. Verse 1.8

. Verse 1.9

+ Chapter 2 - The Celibacy

. Verses 1.11-12

. Verse 1.20 (the Ācamana)

. Verse 1.23—Restraint of Breath (Prāṇāyāma)

. Verses 1.24-25(a)

. Verse 1.25(b)

. Verse 1.26(a)

. Verses 1.26(b)-27

. Verses 1.29-30

. Verses 1.34-35 (Definitions of Guru, Ācārya, Upādhyāya and Ṛtvk)

. Verses 1.37-38

. Verses 1.41-43

. Verses 1.44-46

. Verses 1.47-48 (The praise of the study.)

. Verses 1.49-50

+ Chapter 3 - Marriage

. Verses 1.63-64

. Verses 1.68-69

+ Chapter 4 - Of the distinction of Varṇa (Class) and Jāti (Caste)

+ Chapter 5 - Duties of a Householder (Gṛhin)

. Verses 1.125-126

+ Chapter 6 - Duties of a Snātaka

. Verses 1.131-132

. Verses 1.134-135

. Verses 1.148-151

. Verses 1.157-158

. Verses 1.164-165

+ Chapter 7 - About the Eatables and Non-eatables

. Verses 1.167-168

. Verse 1.177-178(a)

. Verse 1.178(b)

+ Chapter 8 - On the purification of Things

. Foreword to the second part

. Verses 1.182-183

+ Chapter 9 - On Gifts

. Verses 1.206-207

+ Chapter 10 - On the Śrāddhas

. Verses 1.217-218

. Verses 1.230-233

. Verses 1.234-235

. Verses 1.236-237

. Verses 1.240-242

. Verses 1.244-246

. Verses 1.253-254

. Verses 1.258-259

. Verses 1.260-261

. Verses 1.262-264

. Verses 1.265-268

. Verses 1.269-270

+ Chapter 11 - The Rules relating to Gaṇapati

. Verses 1.271-276

. Verses 1.277b-278

. Verses 1.279-280

. Verses 1.284-285

. Verses 1.287-290

. Verses 1.291-292

+ Chapter 12 - On the Propititation of the Planets (Grahas)

. Verses 1.297-299

. Verses 1.300-301

. Verses 1.302-303

. Verses 1.304-305

+ Chapter 13 - Of the Duties of a King

. Verse 1.309-311

. Verses 1.319-320

. Verses 1.331-333

. Verses 1.338-339

. Verses 1.362-364a

. Verses 1.364b-365a

+ Book 2 - Vyavahārādhyāya

. Preface

+ Chapter 1 - Of the Rules of Procedure in General

. Verse 2.1

. Verse 2.2

. Verse 2.3

. Verse 2.4

. Verse 2.5

. Verse 2.6

+ Chapter 2 - Special Rules of Procedure

. Verses 2.13-15

. Verses 2.34-35

+ Chapter 3a - On Recovery of Debts

+ Chapter 3b - The law of Suretyship (prātibhāvya)

+ Chapter 3c - The law of Pledges (ādhi)

+ Chapter 4 - The law of Deposits

+ Chapter 5 - Of the Witnesses

. Verses 2.68-69

. Verses 2.70-71

. Verses 2.73-75

+ Chapter 6 - Of Documents

+ Chapter 7 - Of the Ordeals (divya)

. Verses 2.100-102

. Verses 2.110-111

. Various other Ordeals (chapter 7 conclusion)

+ Chapter 8 - On the distribution of Dāya (Inheritance)

. Notes regarding chapter 8

. Introduction to the chapter on the Distribution of Inheritance or Dāya

. Verses 2.118-119

. Verses 2.128-132

. Verses 2.133-134

. Verses 2.135-136

. Verses 2.143-144a

. Verses 2.144b-145

+ Chapter 9 - On Boundary Disputes

. Verses 2.150-151

+ Chapter 10 - Of disputes between the Owners of cattle and their Herdsmen

+ Chapter 11 - Of Sale without Ownership

+ Chapter 12 - Of the Resumption of Gifts

+ Chapter 13 - Rescission of Purchase

+ Chapter 14 - Breach of Contract of Service

. Breach of Contract of Service (Introductory portion)

+ Chapter 15 - Transgression of a Compact

+ Chapter 16 - On the Non-payment of Wages

+ Chapter 17 - On Gambling and Betting on Animals

+ Chapter 18 - Of Abuse

+ Chapter 19 - Assault

. Verses 2.213-214

+ Chapter 20 - Heinous Offences (Sāhasas)

. Verses 2.232-233

. Verses 2.234-237

. Verses 2.247-248

+ Chapter 21 - Non-delivery after Sale

+ Chapter 22 - Trading by Partnership

+ Chapter 23 - On Theft

. Verses 2.267-268

+ Chapter 24 - On Adultery with women

+ Chapter 25 - Miscellaneous Disputes (Prakīrṇa)

+ Book 3 - Prāyaścittādhyāya

. Preface

+ Chapter 1 - On Impurities

. Introductory portion

. Verse 3.3

. Verse 3.4

. Verse 3.5

. Verse 3.6

. Verse 3.7

. Verse 3.8

. Verse 3.9

. Verses 3.12-13

. Verses 3.28-29

. Verses 3.32-34

+ Chapter 2 - Duties in (times of) Difficulties

. Verses 3.36-39

+ Chapter 3 - Of the Duties of the Hermits (Vānaprasthas)

+ Chapter 4 - Duties of the Ascetics (Yatis)

. Verses 3.56-57

. Verses 3.63-64

. Verses 3.73-74

. Verses 3.76-78

. Verses 3.94-95

. Verses 3.96-99

. Verses 3.103-104

. Verses 3.105-107

. Verses 3.108-109

. Verses 3.113-114

. Verses 3.119-120

. Verses 3.121-124

. Verses 3.126-128

. Verses 3.146-148

. Verses 3.150-151

. Verses 3.154-155

. Verses 3.156-159

. Verses 3.166-167

. Verses 3.168-169

. Verses 3.170-173

. Verses 3.174-176

. Verses 3.177-178

. Verses 3.181-183

. Verses 3.187-188

. Verses 3.191-192

. Verses 3.193-194

. Verses 3.195-197

. Verses 3.198-201

. Verses 3.202-203

+ Chapter 5 - On Penances (Prāyaścitta)

. Editor’s Note

. Verses 3.207-208

. Verses 3.209-210a

. Verses 3.210b-211

. Verses 3.214-215

. Verses 3.219-220

. Verses 3.222-225

. Verses 3.232-233

. Verses 3.234-242

. Verses 3.263-264

. Verses 3.266-267

. Verses 3.281-283

. Verses 3.313-314

. Verses 3.329-335

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