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The vast vaidika vaangmaya came to include new terms which where defined in subsequent ages by maharishis. Following are the definitions of some terms associated with vedas and vaidika vaangmaya some of which were not used in the Vedas but came into being in an attempt to understand them.
The vast vaidika vaangmaya came to include new terms which where defined in subsequent ages by maharishis. Following are the definitions of some terms associated with vedas and vaidika vaangmaya some of which were not used in the Vedas but came into being in an attempt to understand them.
Srutis
==== Srutis ====
Smritis : Smritis are books that contain guidelines for social, economic and political laws along with the prayaschittas for deviating from the code of conduct prescribed by smritis. They are have been composed by rishis or seers and reflect the vedic principles to be put into use in daily life. In them are defined
Varnaashrama dharmas
Man-woman relationships
Raja dharmas
Rules about consumption of food etc
Rituals
Yagnas and
Itihasas
Itihasas