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[[Shad Vedangas (षड्वेदाङ्गानि)|Vedanga]] is a class of works regarded as auxiliary to the [[The Four Vedas (चतुर्वेदाः)|four Vedas]] and designed to aid in the correct pronunciation and interpretation of the text and the right employment of the [[Mantra (मंत्र)|Mantras]] in ceremonials. The Vedangas are six in number—[[Shiksha (शिक्षा)|Shiksha]] (the science of proper articulation and pronunciation), [[Chandas (छन्दस्)|Chandas]] (the science of prosody), [[Vyakarana Vedanga (व्याकरणवेदाङ्गम्)|Vyakarana]] (grammar), [[Nirukta (निरुक्तम्)|Nirukta]] (etymological explanation of difficult Vedic words), [[Vedanga Jyotisha (वेदाङ्गज्योतिषम्)|Jyotish]] (astronomy) and [[Kalpa Vedanga (कल्पवेदाङ्गम्)|Kalpa]] (ritual or ceremonial)<ref>Uma Sankara Sarma 'Rsi' (2004), Samskrta Sahitya ka Itihasa, Varanasi: Chaukhamba Bharati Academy</ref>. The Kalpasutra is fourfold namely, [[Shrautasutras (श्रौतसूत्राणि)|Shrautasutra]], [[Grhyasutras (गृह्यसूत्राणि)|Grhyasutra]], [[Dharmasutras (धर्मसूत्राणि)|Dharmasutra]] and [[Shulbasutras (शुल्बसूत्राणि)|Shulvasutra]]. This Dharmasutra containing the Do’s and Don’ts of the social life got enlarged as the [[Dharmashastras (धर्मशास्त्राणि)|Dharmashastra]] or [[Smrti (स्मृतिः)|Smrti literature]] in later years. The Trimuni of Indian [[Nyaya (न्यायः)|Nyaya]] (Law and Order) are: [[Narada (नारदः)|Narada]], Brihaspati and Katyayana<ref>Uma Sankara Sarma 'Rsi' (2004), Samskrta Sahitya ka Itihasa, Varanasi: Chaukhamba Bharati Academy

Apastamba Smrti (Sanskrit: आपस्तम्बस्मृति:) is one of the secondary scriptures which remind one of the great spiritual truths contained in the Vedas. [[Shad Vedangas (षड्वेदाङ्गानि)|Vedanga]] is a class of works regarded as auxiliary to the [[The Four Vedas (चतुर्वेदाः)|four Vedas]] and designed to aid in the correct pronunciation and interpretation of the text and the right employment of the [[Mantra (मंत्र)|Mantras]] in ceremonials. The Vedangas are six in number—[[Shiksha (शिक्षा)|Shiksha]] (the science of proper articulation and pronunciation), [[Chandas (छन्दस्)|Chandas]] (the science of prosody), [[Vyakarana Vedanga (व्याकरणवेदाङ्गम्)|Vyakarana]] (grammar), [[Nirukta (निरुक्तम्)|Nirukta]] (etymological explanation of difficult Vedic words), [[Vedanga Jyotisha (वेदाङ्गज्योतिषम्)|Jyotish]] (astronomy) and [[Kalpa Vedanga (कल्पवेदाङ्गम्)|Kalpa]] (ritual or ceremonial)<ref>V S Apte (2000), The Student's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Delhi: MLBD</ref>. The Kalpasutra is fourfold namely, [[Shrautasutras (श्रौतसूत्राणि)|Shrautasutra]], [[Grhyasutras (गृह्यसूत्राणि)|Grhyasutra]], [[Dharmasutras (धर्मसूत्राणि)|Dharmasutra]] and [[Shulbasutras (शुल्बसूत्राणि)|Shulvasutra]]. This Dharmasutra containing the Do’s and Don’ts of the social life got enlarged as the [[Dharmashastras (धर्मशास्त्राणि)|Dharmashastra]] or [[Smrti (स्मृतिः)|Smrti literature]] in later years. The Trimuni of Indian [[Nyaya (न्यायः)|Nyaya]] (Law and Order) are: [[Narada (नारदः)|Narada]], Brihaspati and Katyayana<ref>Uma Sankara Sarma 'Rsi' (2004), Samskrta Sahitya ka Itihasa, Varanasi: Chaukhamba Bharati Academy

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If the [[Vedas (वेदाः)|Vedas]] and the [[Upanishads (उपनिषदः)|Upanishads]] give the basic philosophy of Hinduism, the [[Dharmashastras (धर्मशास्त्राणि)|Dharmashastras]], comprising the [[Smrti (स्मृतिः)|Smrtis]], the [[Puranas (पुराणानि)|Puranas]] and the Nibandhas (digests), give the rules and regulations that guide a Hindu in his personal and social life. The word Smrti in a technical sense refers to the secondary scriptures like the Manusmrti and others which remind one, of the great spiritual truths contained in the Vedas. They are law-books which prescribe the code of conduct for the individual and the society.

If the [[Vedas (वेदाः)|Vedas]] and the [[Upanishads (उपनिषदः)|Upanishads]] give the basic philosophy of Hinduism, the [[Dharmashastras (धर्मशास्त्राणि)|Dharmashastras]], comprising the [[Smrti (स्मृतिः)|Smrtis]], the [[Puranas (पुराणानि)|Puranas]] and the Nibandhas (digests), give the rules and regulations that guide a Hindu in his personal and social life. They are law-books which prescribe the code of conduct for the individual and the society.

== परिचयः ॥ Introduction ==

== परिचयः ॥ Introduction ==