Essay name: Vishnu Smriti (Study)
Author:
Minu Bhattacharjee
Affiliation: Gauhati University / Department of Sanskrit
This is an English study of the Vishnu-Smriti: an ancient Sanskrit Sutra dealing with the rules of various traditions and customs such as Dharmashastra, Caste, Monarchy, Law, Penances and Asceticism. The Vishnu-smriti in one hundred chapters is presented in the form of a dialogue between Vishnu and Prithvi (the goddess Earth).
Chapter 4: Literary merits of Vishnu Smriti
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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praj膩 sukhe sukh墨 r膩j膩
taddu岣he ya艣ca du岣hita岣� /
sa k墨rtiyukto loke 'smin
pretya svarge mahiyate //
VS. 3/97-98
The Arthantarany膩sa ala峁僰膩ra is also found to be used by
the author of the Visnusmrti.
The following verses may be
cited as examples of Arthantarany膩sa.鈦�
yath膩dhenu sahasre峁
vatso vindati mataram /
tath膩p奴rva k峁泃a峁� karma
kartaram vindate dhruvam //
VS. 20/47
dehino'smin yatha dehe
kaum膩ra峁� yauvana峁� jar膩 /
tath膩 deh膩ntarapr膩ptir-
dh墨rastatra na muhyati //
g峁沨峁嚹乼墨ha yath膩 vastra峁�
tyaktv膩 p奴rvadh峁泃a峁� nara岣� /
g峁沨峁嚹乼yeva峁� nava峁� deh墨
deha峁� karmanibandhanam //
VS. 20/49-50
9. s膩m膩nya峁� v膩 vise峁峁嘺 vise峁stena v膩 ya膽i
k膩rya帽ca k膩ra峁噀neda峁� k膩rye峁嘺 ca samarthyate/
s膩dharmye峁噀tare峁嚹乺th膩ntarany膩so'stadha tata岣�//
SD. X/80
