Yajnavalkya-smriti (Vyavaharadhyaya)—Critical study
by Kalita Nabanita | 2017 | 87,413 words
This page relates ‘Modern Indian Laws reflected from the Vyavaharadhyaya’ 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 5 - Modern Indian Laws reflected from the Vyavahārādhyāya
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[Full title: The Legal Tenets of the Vyavahārādhyāya and the Modern Indian Laws]
Law is considered as one of the agencies by which the life of a nation is developed. The Smṛtis mark various phases of development of law in ancient India. Among them, the Yājñavalkyasmṛti is an embodiment of systematic, advanced and logical legal tenets. This chapter aims at analysing the various legal provisions contained in the Vyavahārādhyāya of the Yājñavalkyasmṛti, and to find out the relevance of those tenets in modern legal system of India. Here, the chronology of legal topics as delineated by Yājñavalkya is followed for the systematic study of the tenets.