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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having eight letters. 1 o
on the other hand, the sloka or
anustup metre in classical sanskrit is a samav峁泃ta metre.
It consists of four quarters (P膩das) and each quarter con-
sists of eight letters. The fifth letter is short, the sixth
long and the seventh is alternately long and short. The
2 verses occuring in the chapters I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII,
VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XX,
XXI, XXIII, XIV, XV, XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII, XXXI, XXXII, XXXIII,
XXXIV, XXXV, XXXVI, XXXVII, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XL, XLI, XLII,
XLIII, XLIV, XLV, XLVI, XLVII, XLIX, L, LI, LII, LIII, LIV,
LV, LVII, LVIII, LX, LXI, LXII, LXIII, LXIV, LXV. LXVI,
LXVII, LXVIII, LXIX, LXX, LXXI, LXXIII, LXXV, LXXVI, LXXVII,
LXXVIII, LXXIX, LXXX, LXXXI, LXXXII, LXXXIII, LXXXIV, LXXXV,
LXXXVII, LXXXVIII, LXXXIX, XC, XCI, XCII, XCIII, XCIV, XCV,
XCVI, XCVII, XCVIII, of the Visnusmrti are composed in cla-
ssical sloka or Anustup metre based on the vedic Anustubh
metre. The verses found in the chapters
LXXXVI are composed in Anustubh, indravajr膩 and Upendravajr膩
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XIX, LIX, LXXII,
1. dv膩trimsadak峁r膩nu峁ａ弓up catv膩ro'st膩k峁r膩岣� sam膩岣�// RP., 16/37
s膩峁ａ弓膩k峁rairanustup sy膩ccatuspacca //
Agneya chanda岣膩ra岣�, 3/6
t峁泃墨yamanu峁ａ弓up catv膩ro'峁ａ弓aka岣� //
碍补迟测腻测补苍补,
2. sloke sastha峁� gururj帽eya峁�
sarvatra laghu pa帽camam /
dvi catu岣� p膩dayo岣rasva峁�
saptama峁� dirghamanyayo岣� //
Chandomanjari
