Nāradasmṛti

thumb|upright=1.25|1407 CE manuscript of the Naradasmriti in Sanskrit, Bhujimol script from the Malla kingdom of Nepal. It was the dharmasastra used in this medieval era kingdom.

'''''' is a part of the Dharmaśāstras, an Indian literary tradition that serves as a collection of legal maxims relating to the topic of dharma. This text is purely juridical in character in that it focuses solely on procedural and substantive law. Known as the "juridical text par excellence," the is the only Dharmaśāstra text to not cover areas such as righteous conduct and penance. Its focused nature has made the text highly valued by rulers and their governments, in Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia, likely as an aid of carrying out their dharma of justly ruling the country.