| ## यान्यनविघानि कर्माणि तानि सेवितव्यानि नो इतराणि ।<br/> Do only the acts which are not forbidden, not any other.<ref>तैत्तिरीय उपनिषद् 1-11</ref> | | ## यान्यनविघानि कर्माणि तानि सेवितव्यानि नो इतराणि ।<br/> Do only the acts which are not forbidden, not any other.<ref>तैत्तिरीय उपनिषद् 1-11</ref> |
− | #: Every law described in the Dharmasastras has its origin in the Vidhis and Nishedhas mentioned in the Vedas, of which, the above are only a few. For example, the law that dictates a son to assist his parents has its roots in the fifth Vidhi.<ref name="LCHI-Rama_Jois-Ch4">Justice M. Rama Jois, ''Legal and Constitutional History of India'' (2016), Chapter 4, Pages 20,22</ref> In this sense, the Vedas are the source even for Dharmasastras. | + | #: Every law described in the Dharmasastras has its origin in the Vidhis and Nishedhas mentioned in the Vedas, of which, the above are only a few. For example, the law that dictates a son to assist his parents has its roots in the fifth Vidhi.<ref name="LCHI-Rama_Jois-Ch4">Justice M. Rama Jois, ''Legal and Constitutional History of India'' (2016), Chapter 4, Pages 20,22,23</ref> In this sense, the Vedas are the source even for Dharmasastras. |
| # '''Dharmasastras'''. Dharmasutras (धर्मसूत्राः), Smrtis and other commentaries are collectively called as Dharmasastras. | | # '''Dharmasastras'''. Dharmasutras (धर्मसूत्राः), Smrtis and other commentaries are collectively called as Dharmasastras. |
| #* Taking inspiration from Vidhis and Nishedhas mentioned in the Vedas, Dharmasutras contain laws in the form of Sutras (सूत्राः, aphorisms). These can be regarded as the first works on Nyaya.<ref name="LCHI-Rama_Jois-Ch4"/> | | #* Taking inspiration from Vidhis and Nishedhas mentioned in the Vedas, Dharmasutras contain laws in the form of Sutras (सूत्राः, aphorisms). These can be regarded as the first works on Nyaya.<ref name="LCHI-Rama_Jois-Ch4"/> |