Publisher's Synopsis
The two volume work, part of the Sacred Book of the East series, contains codes of ancient sages compiled for the express purpose of strictly regulating even the smallest acts of one's life.These Dharmasutra's, historicaly are remenants of the Sutras of different vedic schools.These sutras are the principal source of metrical Smrtis and presuppose the development of the prose literature of the Brahmanas, dealing with the duties of the Vedic students, the householders, and four castes.