Home›Sources›History of Dharmasastra, Volume VSourcesHistory of Dharmasastra, Volume VCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "History of Dharmasastra, Volume V." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/history-of-dharmasastra-volume-v.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). History of Dharmasastra, Volume V. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/history-of-dharmasastra-volume-vCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-history-of-dharmasastra-volume-v, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {History of Dharmasastra, Volume V}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/history-of-dharmasastra-volume-v}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXP. V. Kane's study works directly from the Dharmasastra textual corpus itself, the Hindu legal and ritual literature, rather than from later summaries of it, and this volume specifically catalogs the sources for rites, ceremonies and calendrical observance in more exhaustive detail than any later single work has replaced. That remains the real basis for its standing: no more complete single treatment of this material has supplanted it. Published in 1958, it is foundational but mid twentieth century scholarship, and this record has not independently checked its readings of individual passages against more recent Dharmasastra scholarship, so a claim resting on the current state of that field may need a more recent study alongside it. It is the foundational source for the textual basis and historical development of Hindu law, custom and rite as recorded in the Dharmasastra literature.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (572 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1P. V. Kane's monumental scholarly study of the Dharmasastra, the Hindu legal and ritual literature, this volume cataloguing the textual sources for rites, ceremonies and calendrical observance in more exhaustive detail than any later single work has replaced.NotesWell-attestedP. V. Kane's monumental scholarly study of Dharmasastra, the Hindu textual tradition of religious law, custom and ritual duty; volume V covers rites, ceremonies and calendrical and religious observances in detail. Use for the textual basis and historical development of Hindu law, custom and rite as documented in the Dharmasastra literature. A foundational but mid-20th-century work, so a claim about current scholarly consensus may need a more recent study alongside it.CitationAuthorWell-attestedP. V. KanePublisherWell-attestedBhandarkar Oriental Research InstitutePublication YearWell-attested1958URLWell-attestedhttps://archive.org/details/KhistoryOfDharmasastraancientAndMediaevalReligiousAndCivilLawSource TypeWell-attestedacademic monographClaims Backed By This Source (572 claims)This source backs 572 claims across the atlas. As facts: 319 well-attested, 6 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 74 holds, 3 connected. Plus 170 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicTithis, 160 claims: 124 well-attested, 6 holds, 30 general references.Articles, 75 claims: 69 well-attested, 3 connected, 3 general references.Deities, 69 claims: 13 well-attested, 28 holds, 28 general references.Nitya Yogas, 56 claims: 29 well-attested, 27 general references.Ganas, 55 claims: 19 well-attested, 33 holds, 3 general references.Nakshatras (Lunar Mansions), 28 claims: 28 general references.Rituals, 24 claims: 7 well-attested, 4 holds, 13 general references.Doctrines, 23 claims: 18 well-attested, 2 holds, 3 general references.Karanas, 23 claims: 12 well-attested, 11 general references.Vices, 23 claims: 11 well-attested, 6 scholarly debate, 6 general references.Holidays & Festivals, 14 claims: 2 well-attested, 12 general references.Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.Categories, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 general references.Practices, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 general references.Mythical Creatures, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.Hymns & Liturgical Texts, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested319ArticlesAditi's Living Worship: The Deity of PunarvasuAmavasya, the New MoonArjuna's Refusal and the Case for DutyAshtami, the Day of the Half MoonAtiganda, the Yoga of Great DangerAyushman, the Yoga of Long LifeBrahma, the Creator's YogaChaturdashi, the Eve of the Full MoonChaturthi, the Day of GaneshaDashami and the Triumph of RamaDhriti, the Yoga of SteadinessDhruva, the Fixed YogaDwadashi, Sacred to VishnuDwitiya of the Bright FortnightEkadashi, the Day of FastingGanda, the Yoga of the KnotHarshana, the Yoga of JoyImprints, and the Rites That Shape a LifeIndra, the King's YogaInside a Few of the Sixteen RitesKrishna Ashtami and the Waning Half MoonKrishna Chaturdashi and the Great Night of ShivaKrishna Chaturthi and SankashtiKrishna Dashami and the Thinning MoonKrishna Dwadashi of the Dark FortnightKrishna Dwitiya of the Dark FortnightKrishna Ekadashi, the Second Fast of the MonthKrishna Navami of the Dark FortnightKrishna Panchami of the Dark FortnightKrishna Pratipada, the First Waning DayKrishna Saptami and the Fading GibbousKrishna Shashthi, Sacred to SkandaKrishna Trayodashi and the Pradosha of the Dark HalfKrishna Tritiya and the Waning LightLakshmi's Diwali: A Goddess Invited Into Every HouseMoha in Practice, Two PrescriptionsNavami and the GoddessPanchami and the Serpent DayParigha, the Yoga of the BarrierPratipada, the First Day of the FortnightPriti, the Yoga of AffectionPurnima, the Full MoonSadhya, the Achievable YogaSaptami and the SunSaubhagya, the Yoga of Good FortuneShashthi, Sacred to SkandaShiva, the Auspicious YogaShobhana, the Yoga of SplendourShubha, the Auspicious YogaShukla, the Bright YogaShowing 1 to 50 of 159 entities carrying this claim. NextScholarly debate6VicesKama (Lust)Krodha (Anger)Lobha (Greed)Mada (Pride)Matsarya (Envy)Moha (Delusion)Holds74DeitiesAditiAgniAhir BudhnyaAja EkapadaAryamanBhagaBrahmaBrihaspatiIndraLord YamaMitraNirritiPrajapatiPushanRudraSavitrSomaThe ApasThe Ashwini KumarasThe PitrisThe VasusThe VishvadevasTvashtriVarunaVayuVishnuDoctrinesHindu Dharma EthicsGanasDevaManushyaRakshasaMythical CreaturesNagaRitualsShraddhaTarpanaTithisChaturthiKrishna DwitiyaKrishna PanchamiKrishna TritiyaConnected3ArticlesAditi's Living Worship: The Deity of PunarvasuArjuna's Refusal and the Case for DutyLakshmi's Diwali: A Goddess Invited Into Every HouseGeneral References170ArticlesAditi's Living Worship: The Deity of PunarvasuArjuna's Refusal and the Case for DutyLakshmi's Diwali: A Goddess Invited Into Every HouseCategoriesNakshatras (Lunar Mansions)TithisDeitiesAditiAgniAhir BudhnyaAja EkapadaAryamanBhagaBrahmaBrihaspatiIndraLord YamaMitraNirritiPrajapatiPushanRudraSavitrSomaThe ApasThe Ashwini KumarasThe PitrisThe VasusThe VishvadevasTvashtriVarunaVayuVishnuDoctrinesDharmaHindu Dharma EthicsSamskaraGanasDevaManushyaRakshasaHolidays & FestivalsAkshaya TritiyaBhai DoojChaturmasyaGudi PadwaKarva ChauthMaha ShivaratriNaga PanchamiPitru PakshaUgadiVaikuntha EkadashiVasant PanchamiVat PurnimaHymns & Liturgical TextsAgni SuktaShowing 1 to 50 of 166 entities carrying this claim. 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