Yajnavalkya-smriti (Vyavaharadhyaya)—Critical study
by Kalita Nabanita | 2017 | 87,413 words
This page relates ‘Method, Scope and Aim of the Study’ of the study on the Vyavaharadhyaya of the Yajnavalkya-smriti: one of the most prominent Smritis dealing with Dharmashastra (ancient Indian science of law), dating to the 1st century B.C. The Yajnavalkyasmriti scientifically arranges its contents in three sections: Acara (proper conduct), Vyavahara (proper law) and Prayashcitta (expiation). Vyavahara deals with judicial procedure and legal system such as substantive law and procedural law.
Chapter 1.3 - Method, Scope and Aim of the Study
The method of study adopted in the present work is primarily descriptive and analytical. At first, the materials have been collected from both primary and secondary sources. Thereafter, materials are systematically analysed and constructively synthesised. A comparative analysis is aimed at to be incorporated in the body of the present thesis as and when required. In this study, care is taken to see the views of Yājñavalkya, in comparison to that of the Manu and Nārada. This would help to understand as to how the laws on different topics have evolved and developed in the Yājñavalkyasmṛti. Moreover, same verse is sometimes analysed in different chapters considering various aspects contained in it.
The scope of the present work includes, all the major aspects regarding the overall evaluation of the Vyavahārādhyāya of the Yājñavalkyasmṛti. The aim and purpose of this thesis is to study the domain, social, political, legal aspects of the Vyavahārādhyāya in detail by studying the different rules incorporated therein. Thus, the significance of the Vyavahārādhyāya and important contribution made by Yājñavalkya in the realm of the Smṛti Literature are tried to find out through this study.