Hindu Law and Custom (Recht und Sitte) c7.358

c7.358

Quotations from the Madanaratna are found cited by authors of the first half of the 17. century such as Kamalākara, Anantabhaṭṭa, Nīlakaṇṭha, Mitramiśra, and even by Padmanābha belonging to the latter half of the 16. century (see below). It is worthy of notice that our author mentions no works of the Mithilā school later than the Ratnākara. As he glorifies Delhi and polemises against the authors of the South and East, it proves that he belonged to the North-West; yet, as the family-tree is quite different, he cannot be identical with Madanapāla also belonging to that part of the country (see above).