Manusmrti (Samskrit: मनुस्मृतिः) is the name of the text written by Manu or Manavacharya known as the father of mankind that prescribes code of conduct with a view to establish a harmonious social life.<ref>Vettam Mani (1975), [https://archive.org/details/puranicencyclopa00maniuoft/page/480/mode/2up Puranic Encyclopaedia], Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass.</ref> {{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsyPY7jQJ24&feature=youtu.be
MANUSMṚTI is a code of conduct written by Manu or Mānavāchārya who was the father of man-kind for the harmonious existence of a social life. The book contains twelve chapters.
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The book contains twelve chapters.
The contents of each of the other eleven chapters are given below:
The contents of each of the other eleven chapters are given below: