Were the societies envisioned in the Dharmasastras ever reflective of reality?

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Yes as per Historians Dharma Sastras were never implemented.

In the opinion of the best contemporary orientalists, it [Manusmriti] does not, as a whole, represent a set of rules ever actually administered in Hindustan. It is in great part an ideal picture of that which, in the view of a Brahmin, ought to be law [Page 204, Family Law and Customary Law in Asia by David Buxbaum 1 ]

There is no historical evidence for either an active propagation or implementation of Dharmasastra by a ruler or any state – as distinct from other forms of recognizing, respecting and using the text. Thinking of Dharmasastra as a legal code and of its authors as lawgivers is thus a serious misunderstanding of its history[ 2 ]

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