The important Lawgivers or Dharmashastra authors of India.
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मन्वत्रिविष्णुहारीतयज्ञवल्क्योशनोङ्गिरः।
यमापस्तम्बसम्वर्ताः कात्यायनबृहस्पती॥४
पराशरव्यासश्ङ्खलिखिता दक्षगौतमौ।
शतातपो वसिष्ठश्च धर्मशास्त्रप्रयोजकाः॥५
याज्ञवल्क्यस्मृतौ आचाराध्याये॥
manvatriviṣṇuhārītayajñavalkyośanoṅgiraḥ|
yamāpastambasamvartāḥ kātyāyanabṛhaspatī||4
parāśaravyāsaśṅkhalikhitā dakṣagautamau|
śatātapo vasiṣṭhaśca dharmaśāstraprayojakāḥ||5
yājñavalkyasmṛtau ācārādhyāye||
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The prominent authors of Dharmasasras or Smruthis which set out personal and State law in India in ancient times, are mentioned in Yajnvalkya Smriti.. Acharaadhyaayam.. as follows.
1. Manu
2. Atri.
3.Vishnu
4. Haareetha
5. Yaajnavlkya
6. Usaana
7 Aangira
8 Yama
9 Apastamabha
10.Samvarta
11 Kaatyaayana
12 Brihaspati
13 Paraashara
14 Vyaasa
15 Shankha
16Likhita
17 Daksha
18 Gautama
19 Shataatapa
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20 Vasishta..
Note 1Manu is considered the pioneer followed by others.
Note 2 The names Vishnu, Yama, do not represent the deities of Vedic names. Regarding other names we really are not sure they are the Puranic characters of same name..
Note 3.The Law treatises of Yajnavalkya and Paraashara have played a major role in the evolution of modern codified Hindu Law in India.
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k v ananthanarayanan
In addition to the 20 lawgivers the following names are given in bhavishyapuranam.
Prachetaa
Budha
Devala
Soma
Jamadagni
Viswamitra
Prajapati
Narada
Paideenasi
Pitamaha
Bodhayana
Chhaagaleya
Jaabaali
Chyavana
Mareechi
Kashyapa