[Shankara has cited the Manusmriti for the 'smriti support for Advaita' in the Brahma sutra bhashya] Here is the playlist on the topic. A very informative and interesting discourse: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjXeT-FRKPGusX-A7YxnP8K6gqpyaVCGt regards subrahmanian.v