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Report No. 35

Appendix XXIII

Capital Punishment in Hindu Law

[Detailed sub-heads-

A. Chronology.

B. Homicide in Hindu Law.

C. Capital Punishment in Hindu Period.

D. Principles of punishment.

E. Classification of punishment in Hindu Law.

F. Different kinds of punishment in Hindu Law.

G. Arguments against capital punishment.

H. Capital punishment for various crimes.

I. References from Manu.

I. Capital punishment and Buddhist Rules.

K. Capital punishment in the Maratha Period.]

A. Chronology

Before dealing with the position in Hindu Law, it would be convenient to state the chronology of various texts, etc., relevant to the Hindu Period, which is given below:1-

1500-1000 B.C. Vedic Samhitas and Brahmanas.
1000-800 B.C. Principal Upnishads.
600-300 B.C. Dharmasutras of Gautama, Apastamba Baudhayana and Vasishtha
300-100 B.C. Sankha-Lakhita Smriti.
400-300 B.C. Works of Pali Buddhist Canon.
300-200 B.C. Arthashastra of Kautilya.
200 B.C.-A.D. 200 Manu-Smriti.
300 B.C.-A.D. 200 Ramayana.
A.D. 100-300 Yajnavalka-Smriti.
A.D. 100-200 Budhocharita and Saundarananda of Asvaghosha.
A.D. 100-300 Original Panchatantra.
A.D. 100-300 Pratima-nataka and other works of Bhasa.
A.D. 100-300 Works of classical Tamil literature.
A.D. 100-300 Works of Jaina (Svetambra) Canon.
A.D. 100-400 Narada-Smriti.
A.D. 200-300 Chatushiataka of Aryadeva.
A.D. 200-500 Sabara's commentary on Jaimini's Mimamsa-sutras
A.D. 300-500 Brihaspati-Smriti.
A.D. 300-400 Abhidharmakosa of Vasubandhu.
A.D. 300-400 Jatakamala of Aryasura.
A.D. 400-500 Visuddhimagga of Buddhaghosa.
A.D. 300-600 Vayu, Vishnu and Markandeya Puranas.
A.D. 350-420 Abhijananasakuntalam and other works of Kalidasa
A.D. 400-600 Katyayana-Smriti.
A.D. 400-600 Nitisara of Kamadaka.
A.D. 400-800 Mudrarakshasa, Bhaktikavya, Kiratary juniyam, Sisupalavadha and other works.
A.D. 650-700 Tantravartika and other works on Mimamsa by Kumarila-Bhatta
A.D. 600-650 Kadambari of Bana.
A.D. 600-650 Dasakumaracharita of Dandin.
A.D. 705-775 Commentaries on Avasyakasutras etc. by Haribhadra.
A.D. 800-850 Balakrida, commentary on Yajnavalkya-Smriti by Visvarupa.
A.D. 800-900 Manubhashya, commentary on Manu-Smriti by Medhatithi.
A.D. 959 Nitivakyamritam of Somadeva.
A.D. 1000-1100 Commentaries on Uvasagadasao and other works by Abhayadeva.
A.D. 1063-1081 Kathasaritagara of Somadeva
A.D. 1082-1100 Mitakshara, commentary on Yajnavalkya-Smriti by Vijnanesvara.
A.D. 1089-1173 Adisvaracharita and other works by Hemchandra.
A.D. 1100-1130 Commentary on Yajnavalkya-Smriti by Aparkarka.
A.D. 1100-1130 Rajadharmakanda and other works belonging to the Smriti digest called Krityakalpataru of Lakshmidhara.
A.D. 1131 Manasollasa by King Somesvara III Bhulokamalla.
A.D. 1150-1160 Rajatarangini of Kalhana.
A.D. 1150-1225 Vyavaharanirnaya of Varadaraja.
A.D. 1150-1300 Commentaries on Gautama-Dharma-sastra and Apastamba-Dharma-sutra by Haradatta.
A.D. 1150-1300 Commentary on Manu-Smriti by Kulluka.
A.D. 1200-1225 Smritichandika by Devanbhatta.

1. Taken from Ghoshal, A History of Indian Political Ideas, (1959), pp. xxi-xxii.







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