Vishnu Smriti
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Vishnu Smriti is an ancient Hindu law text (Dharmashastra) traditionally attributed to the god Vishnu, outlining religious duties, social norms, and legal codes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vishnu Smriti canonical | 1 |
| Viṣṇu Smṛti | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9119246 — 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: Vishnu Smriti Context triple: [Manusmriti, relatedWork, Vishnu Smriti]
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A.
Narada Smriti
Narada Smriti is an ancient Hindu legal text traditionally attributed to the sage Narada, focusing primarily on jurisprudence, social conduct, and judicial procedures.
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B.
Brihaspati Smriti
Brihaspati Smriti is an ancient Indian legal and religious text attributed to the sage Brihaspati, known for its detailed treatment of law, governance, and judicial procedures within the Dharmashastra tradition.
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C.
Katyayana Smriti
Katyayana Smriti is an ancient Hindu legal and ethical text attributed to the sage Katyayana, forming part of the classical Dharmashastra tradition.
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D.
Yajnavalkya Smriti
Yajnavalkya Smriti is a classical Hindu legal and ethical text attributed to the sage Yajnavalkya, known for its systematic treatment of dharma, social duties, and jurisprudence.
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E.
Manusmriti
Manusmriti is an ancient Hindu legal and ethical text traditionally attributed to the sage Manu, outlining social duties, laws, and moral conduct within the varna and ashrama system.
- 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: Vishnu Smriti Target entity description: Vishnu Smriti is an ancient Hindu law text (Dharmashastra) traditionally attributed to the god Vishnu, outlining religious duties, social norms, and legal codes.
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A.
Narada Smriti
Narada Smriti is an ancient Hindu legal text traditionally attributed to the sage Narada, focusing primarily on jurisprudence, social conduct, and judicial procedures.
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B.
Brihaspati Smriti
Brihaspati Smriti is an ancient Indian legal and religious text attributed to the sage Brihaspati, known for its detailed treatment of law, governance, and judicial procedures within the Dharmashastra tradition.
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C.
Katyayana Smriti
Katyayana Smriti is an ancient Hindu legal and ethical text attributed to the sage Katyayana, forming part of the classical Dharmashastra tradition.
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D.
Yajnavalkya Smriti
Yajnavalkya Smriti is a classical Hindu legal and ethical text attributed to the sage Yajnavalkya, known for its systematic treatment of dharma, social duties, and jurisprudence.
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E.
Manusmriti
Manusmriti is an ancient Hindu legal and ethical text traditionally attributed to the sage Manu, outlining social duties, laws, and moral conduct within the varna and ashrama system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dharmashastra
ⓘ
Hindu law text ⓘ Smriti text ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Vishnu ⓘ |
| category |
Hindu scripture
ⓘ
Sanskrit literature ⓘ |
| compositionDate | first millennium CE (approximate scholarly estimate) ⓘ |
| cosmologicalFramework | Vedic cosmology ⓘ |
| ethicalFramework |
karma
ⓘ
reincarnation ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
expiations (prayaschitta)
ⓘ
fines and punishments ⓘ property disputes ⓘ purification rites ⓘ rules for ascetics ⓘ rules for householders ⓘ rules for students ⓘ witnesses and evidence ⓘ |
| genre |
legal text
ⓘ
religious text ⓘ |
| influenced | later Hindu legal tradition ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| partOf | Dharmashastra corpus ⓘ |
| period | ancient India ⓘ |
| prescribes |
daily rituals
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festivals and observances ⓘ food and purity rules ⓘ marriage rules ⓘ rules of inheritance ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Manusmriti
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Narada Smriti ⓘ Yajnavalkya Smriti ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in many modern editions) ⓘ |
| structure |
chapters
ⓘ
verses ⓘ |
| subject |
dharma
ⓘ
inheritance law ⓘ judicial procedure ⓘ king’s duties ⓘ legal codes ⓘ penal law ⓘ religious duties ⓘ ritual practice ⓘ social norms ⓘ varnashrama-dharma ⓘ |
| usedIn | traditional Hindu jurisprudence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vishnu Smriti Description of subject: Vishnu Smriti is an ancient Hindu law text (Dharmashastra) traditionally attributed to the god Vishnu, outlining religious duties, social norms, and legal codes.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Vishnu Smriti