- Tradition
- Smṛti. Attributed to Bādarāyaṇa, c. 200 BCE. The foundational text on which Śaṅkara, Rāmānuja, and Madhva each wrote rival commentaries — the basis of all subsequent Vedānta debate.
- Translation
- George Thibaut, translator, *The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya*, Sacred Books of the East vols. 34 & 38 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1890, 1896). Sutras (mūla text only) extracted; Sankara's commentary not included. Public domain.
- License
- Public domain (pre-1929 English translation). Reproduced for educational and religious commentary.