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Line 171: − Gautama in his Smṛti (Dharmaśāstram) enumerated forty Samskaras, including five Mahayajnas, seven Pākayajñas, seven Haviryajñas and seven Somayāgas. Finally, it is decided in Samskaradipika that the following sixteen Samskaras are essential:<blockquote>आधानपुंसवनसीमन्तजातनामान्नचोलकाः। मौञ्जीव्रतानि गोदानसमावर्तनविवाहकाः॥ ādhānapuṃsavanasīmantajātanāmānnacolakāḥ।mauñjīvratāni godānasamāvartanavivāhakāḥ॥ + + + + + + + +
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The Samskaras in the strict sense fall within the purview of the Grhyasutras. They generally deal with the bodily samskaras beginning with Vivaha and ending with Samavartana, a majority of them omit the funeral. Only the Paraskara, Ashvalayana and the Baudhayana describe the funeral. The number of samskaras given in the Grhyasutras range from eleven to eighteen, with a few name changes, omisions and additions.<ref name=":1" />
The Samskaras in the strict sense fall within the purview of the Grhyasutras. They generally deal with the bodily samskaras beginning with Vivaha and ending with Samavartana, a majority of them omit the funeral. Only the Paraskara, Ashvalayana and the Baudhayana describe the funeral. The number of samskaras given in the Grhyasutras range from eleven to eighteen, with a few name changes, omisions and additions.<ref name=":1" />
==== Dharmasutras ====
These texts are primarily associated with laws and customs, they do not elaborate much on Samskaras. They contain rules about the [[Upanayana (उपनयनम्)|Upanayana]], [[Vivaha (विवाहः)|Vivaha]], [[Upakarma (उपाकर्म)|Upakarma]], [[Utsarjana]], [[Anadhyayana (अनध्ययनम्)|Anadhyayanas]] and [[Asoucha (आशौचम्)|Asoucha]].
Gautama Dharmasutra enumerated forty Samskaras along with the eight Atmagunas. The samskaras include five Mahayajnas, seven Pākayajñas, seven Haviryajñas and seven Somayāgas.
Finally, it is decided in Samskaradipika that the following sixteen Samskaras are essential:<blockquote>आधानपुंसवनसीमन्तजातनामान्नचोलकाः। मौञ्जीव्रतानि गोदानसमावर्तनविवाहकाः॥ ādhānapuṃsavanasīmantajātanāmānnacolakāḥ।mauñjīvratāni godānasamāvartanavivāhakāḥ॥
अन्त्यं चैतानि कर्माणि प्रोच्यन्ते षोडशैव तु। antyaṃ caitāni karmāṇi procyante ṣoḍaśaiva tu ।</blockquote>They are
अन्त्यं चैतानि कर्माणि प्रोच्यन्ते षोडशैव तु। antyaṃ caitāni karmāṇi procyante ṣoḍaśaiva tu ।</blockquote>They are