Essay name: Devala-smriti (critical study)
Author:
Mukund Lalji Wadekar
Affiliation: Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda / Department of Sanskrit Pali and Prakrit
This essay represents an English study of the Devala-smriti—an ancient text attributed to sage Devala classified as belonging to the Dharma-Shastra branch of Indian literature which encompasses jurisprudence and religious law. This study deals with the reconstructed text of the Devala-smriti based on surviving references, emphasizing Devala’s unique viewpoints on social, religious, and philosophical aspects, particularly the Sankhya and Yoga philosophies.
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· kalpa a's 037 The present reconstructed text of Devalasmrti contains totally
2556 sutras & verses (2475 of the Devalasmrti-text + 81 of the
Parisista of Devala on Jyotisa). They are arranged in three main
adhyayas of acara, vyavahāra & prāyascitta (+parisista on Jyotisa).
The total number of the sutras & verses in each of these three
adhyayas, is 1530, 83 & 862 respectively.
The above three main adhyayas are also sub-divided in
separate chapters, called prakaranas. The total number of
prakaranas in the acara adhyaya is twelve, that in the vyavahara
adhyaya is four, & that in the prayascitta adhyāya is six. The
1 parisista on Jyotisa also contains four different sections or
prakaranas.
The names of the various prakaranas & the total number of
sutras & verses contained in each of them are mentioned below:
TABLE No.2
NAMES OF PRAKARANAS OF R.T. & TOTAL NUMBER OF SUTRAS &/OR SLOKAS
Name
IN EACH OF THEM
I. Acaradhyayahı
1. Dharmasvarūpam
2. Varnasramajātidharmāh
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3. Samskarah
4. Paribhasa
5. Ahnikam
No.of sūtra &/or.
'slokas
1530 50
278 140
43 195
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