pauruseya
Paurūṣeya (पौरूषेय) refers to ‘disciplines whose knowledge is contingent on the individual‘; It is one of the two types of Shastra. This literature is also described as Smṛiti literature (cf. apauruseya).
The paurūṣeya disciplines are:
- Purāṇa, including Itihāsa (record of ancient events),
- Ānvīkṣikī (logic),
- Mīmāṃsā (analysis/interpretation),
- Dharmaśāstra (sociology),
- Kāvyavidyā (literary theory),
- Kāmaśāstra (erotics),
- Śilpaśāstra (architecture),
- Arthaśāstra (polity),
- Vārtā (agriculture, animal husbandry, trade and commerce).