dharmashastra

noun

dhar·​ma·​shas·​tra

-ˈshästrə

variants or dharmasastra

-ˈsästrə

plural -s

: a Brahmanical collection of rules of life often in the form of a metrical law book

Word History

Etymology

Sanskrit dharmaśāstra, from dharma + śāstra shastra

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