Tarkateertha Lakshman Shastri Joshi (1901–1994) was an Indian scholar of Sanskrit, Hindu Dharma and a Marathi literary critic besides a prolific writer in both Sanskrit and Marathi.He edited the Dharmakosha, which are in twenty-six volumes and total 18,000 pages, encoding the basic texts and commentaries on the varied aspects of dharma and dharma-shastras from 1500 BC to the 18th century. This Scanned text is Part I of the 3rd Volume and concentrates on the 16 Samskaras (Rites) of Hindu Religion which are obligatory to everyone.
Volume and issue number: Vol 3 Issue 1.
Owner(s) of original material: CSDS.