Hindu Legal System (origin, concept, introduction )

  Hindu Legal System 

There is no separate Hindu law that is existed. Hindu legal system denotes the compilation of Hindu philosophy.  the legal system that are existed is Baidik system that are developed as the philosophy are call Hindu law. The origin of  Hindu legal system and when it was established is still unknown.  Generally Hindu legal philosophy are considered it developed by the Arya's who settled in Sindukush region.  Thus Hindu philosophy are developed from Hindukush region and their system are considered as Hindu philosophy. 

The Main source of Hindu law are the Bedha's (RIG BEDH) . Bedh defines the meaning of religion (DHARMA) which mean adaptable behavior. Bedh takes Darma as the code of  political, economical, social behavior of people. 

Hindu law at ancient society are developed by Rishis . Who are the intellectual community. The dharma are considered equally applicable behavior developed by Rishi(scholarS) not only as the  religious activities. Hindu philosophy are developed not by the particular state but by the  intellectual community of the Rishi. Thus dharmasatra were considered as the standard codification of law. By which state ans government head used to by guided.

There are so many Dharmsatra  that describes law and system . A. Manu sutra ;  in  Hindu law Manu  sutra is considered as the important code. It represent the time and people , community of 20000 year old. at that time in Rome society were divided  into  patrician and plebian  group where plebian are prohibited from knowing the law by patrician group.  In the time of colonization western community attack the code of manusmirti but they does not criticize Roman law of that time.  Although Manusmirti do not apply  in todays date but in those period  Manu law were good than other roman or western practice  of law  in society. 

unlike  in Roman law Manusmirti consider slave also as the human being . without their consent no slave are sold .

there was brutal law of war in Roman law but in Manusmirti there was prohibition to kill injured people and make slave . 

Another is Kautilya's arthashastra  kautilyas Arthsatra defines the interrelationship between politics economics and social provision with the view of law and justice. 

Dharmasatra were developed in many Dharmagarantha, 

there were basically  six  branch of Dharmasatra  developed. which I will discussed in next blog.