Smriti literature
E102078
Smriti literature is a body of post-Vedic Hindu texts, including legal, ethical, and social codes such as the Dharmashastras, that guide religious practice and daily life.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Smriti literature canonical | 2 |
| Kalpa literature | 1 |
| Smritis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T859318 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Smriti literature Context triple: [Dharmashastras, partOf, Smriti literature]
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A.
Sangam literature
Sangam literature is an ancient body of classical Tamil poetry and prose, composed by numerous poets between roughly 300 BCE and 300 CE, renowned for its rich depictions of love, war, and society in early South India.
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B.
Puranas
The Puranas are a genre of ancient and medieval Hindu texts that narrate cosmology, myths, legends of gods and heroes, and traditional religious practices and teachings.
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C.
Vedas
The Vedas are a collection of ancient sacred texts composed in Sanskrit that form the foundational spiritual and philosophical scriptures of Hinduism.
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D.
Upanishads
The Upanishads are a collection of ancient Indian philosophical texts that explore the nature of ultimate reality (Brahman), the self (Atman), and the path to spiritual liberation, forming a foundational component of Hindu thought.
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E.
Tamil literature
Tamil literature is the body of written and oral works in the Tamil language, encompassing ancient Sangam poetry, devotional hymns, classical epics, and modern writings that reflect the culture and history of Tamil-speaking people.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Smriti literature Target entity description: Smriti literature is a body of post-Vedic Hindu texts, including legal, ethical, and social codes such as the Dharmashastras, that guide religious practice and daily life.
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A.
Sangam literature
Sangam literature is an ancient body of classical Tamil poetry and prose, composed by numerous poets between roughly 300 BCE and 300 CE, renowned for its rich depictions of love, war, and society in early South India.
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B.
Puranas
The Puranas are a genre of ancient and medieval Hindu texts that narrate cosmology, myths, legends of gods and heroes, and traditional religious practices and teachings.
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C.
Vedas
The Vedas are a collection of ancient sacred texts composed in Sanskrit that form the foundational spiritual and philosophical scriptures of Hinduism.
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D.
Upanishads
The Upanishads are a collection of ancient Indian philosophical texts that explore the nature of ultimate reality (Brahman), the self (Atman), and the path to spiritual liberation, forming a foundational component of Hindu thought.
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E.
Tamil literature
Tamil literature is the body of written and oral works in the Tamil language, encompassing ancient Sangam poetry, devotional hymns, classical epics, and modern writings that reflect the culture and history of Tamil-speaking people.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu religious literature
ⓘ
post-Vedic Hindu text corpus ⓘ |
| addresses |
daily conduct of householders
ⓘ
kingship and governance ⓘ penal law ⓘ property law ⓘ ritual observances ⓘ social organization ⓘ |
| authorityStatus | derivative compared to Shruti ⓘ |
| chronology | post-Vedic period ⓘ |
| contrastWith | Shruti literature ⓘ |
| definedAs | that which is remembered ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
guides religious practice
ⓘ
provides ethical guidelines ⓘ provides legal norms ⓘ regulates caste duties ⓘ regulates family law ⓘ regulates inheritance rules ⓘ regulates rites of passage ⓘ regulates social conduct ⓘ |
| historicalInfluence |
influenced traditional Hindu law
ⓘ
informed medieval South Asian legal practice ⓘ |
| includes |
Apastamba Dharmasutra
ⓘ
linked to:
Grihyasutras
Arthashastra tradition ⓘ
linked to:
Arthashastra
Baudhayana Dharmasutra ⓘ Dharmashastra ⓘ
linked to:
Dharmashastras
Dharmaśāstra texts ⓘ Gautama Dharmasutra ⓘ Grhyasutra texts ⓘ Itihasa ⓘ Kama Shastra tradition ⓘ Mahabharata ⓘ Manusmriti ⓘ Narada Smriti ⓘ Niti Shastra tradition ⓘ Parashara Smriti ⓘ Puranas ⓘ Ramayana ⓘ Yajnavalkya Smriti ⓘ |
| interpretationBy | Hindu commentators and jurists ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| laterForm | written texts ⓘ |
| normativeScope |
artha
ⓘ
dharma ⓘ kama ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
dharma
ⓘ
varna-ashrama-dharma ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| sourceOfAuthority | based on Vedic revelation ⓘ |
| transmission | originally oral ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Smriti literature Description of subject: Smriti literature is a body of post-Vedic Hindu texts, including legal, ethical, and social codes such as the Dharmashastras, that guide religious practice and daily life.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Smriti literature
linked to: Smriti literature