Parashara Smriti
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Parashara Smriti is a Hindu legal and ethical text traditionally attributed to the sage Parashara, notable for its guidance on dharma tailored to the Kali Yuga.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Parashara Smriti canonical | 4 |
| Parashara Samhita (attributed) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T859335 — 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: Parashara Smriti Context triple: [Dharmashastras, includesWork, Parashara Smriti]
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Āraṇyaka
Āraṇyakas are a class of ancient Hindu sacred texts that serve as a bridge between the ritual-focused Brāhmaṇas and the philosophical Upaniṣads, exploring the deeper, often symbolic meaning of Vedic rituals.
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Brahma Sutras
The Brahma Sutras are a foundational Hindu philosophical text that systematically codifies and interprets the teachings of the Upanishads, forming a core scriptural basis for Vedanta.
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C.
Dnyaneshwari
Dnyaneshwari is a 13th-century Marathi poetic commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, revered as a foundational work of Marathi literature and devotional philosophy.
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Mimamsa
Mimamsa is an orthodox Hindu philosophical school that emphasizes the ritualistic interpretation of the Vedas and the primacy of dharma as revealed through sacred scripture.
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E.
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.
- 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: Parashara Smriti Target entity description: Parashara Smriti is a Hindu legal and ethical text traditionally attributed to the sage Parashara, notable for its guidance on dharma tailored to the Kali Yuga.
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A.
Āraṇyaka
Āraṇyakas are a class of ancient Hindu sacred texts that serve as a bridge between the ritual-focused Brāhmaṇas and the philosophical Upaniṣads, exploring the deeper, often symbolic meaning of Vedic rituals.
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B.
Brahma Sutras
The Brahma Sutras are a foundational Hindu philosophical text that systematically codifies and interprets the teachings of the Upanishads, forming a core scriptural basis for Vedanta.
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C.
Dnyaneshwari
Dnyaneshwari is a 13th-century Marathi poetic commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, revered as a foundational work of Marathi literature and devotional philosophy.
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D.
Mimamsa
Mimamsa is an orthodox Hindu philosophical school that emphasizes the ritualistic interpretation of the Vedas and the primacy of dharma as revealed through sacred scripture.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dharmashastra text
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Hindu ethical text ⓘ Hindu legal text ⓘ Sanskrit text ⓘ |
| aimsTo | adapt eternal dharma to changing times ⓘ |
| associatedWith | sage Parashara ⓘ |
| category |
Hindu ethics literature
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Hindu law books ⓘ |
| concerns |
civil law
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penal law ⓘ religious law ⓘ ritual duties ⓘ social ethics ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient and medieval India ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy | adaptation of dharma rules for Kali Yuga ⓘ |
| focusesOn | dharma ⓘ |
| genre | Smriti ⓘ |
| hasCommentaries | traditional Sanskrit commentaries (various authors) ⓘ |
| hasForm | versified text ⓘ |
| influenced | later Hindu legal interpretations for Kali Yuga ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| partOf | Dharmashastra tradition ⓘ |
| periodAddressed | Kali Yuga ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Manusmriti
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Yajnavalkya Smriti ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in most modern editions) ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Hindu law studies
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Indology ⓘ |
| subject |
ashrama duties
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expiations (prayaschitta) ⓘ food and purity regulations ⓘ inheritance rules ⓘ marriage rules ⓘ varna duties ⓘ |
| tailoredFor | Kali Yuga ⓘ |
| tradition | Brahmanical legal tradition ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Parashara ⓘ |
| usedBy | Hindu law scholars ⓘ |
| usedIn | traditional dharma discourse ⓘ |
| viewedAs | authoritative for Kali Yuga in some Hindu traditions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Parashara Smriti Description of subject: Parashara Smriti is a Hindu legal and ethical text traditionally attributed to the sage Parashara, notable for its guidance on dharma tailored to the Kali Yuga.
Referenced by (5)
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