History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c5.112
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c5.112
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Wrote an extensive commentary on Manu - printed bhāṣya corrupt in 8th, 9th and 12th chapters - reference to king Madana having restored Medhātithi's bhāṣya explained - Dr. Jolly says Medhātithi was a southerner - this is wrong - He was a northerner and probably a Kashmirian - literature known to Medhātithi - smṛtis quoted by him - mentions Asahāya, Bhartṛyajña, Yajvan, Upādhyāya, Ṛju, Viṣṇusvāmin - Medhātithi saturated with Pūrvamīmāṁsā - his reference to Śārīraka explained - Medhātithi and Śaṅkarācārya - peculiar views of Medhātithi set out - wrote Smṛtiviveka from which he quotes verses in his Manubhāṣya - date of Medhātithi - flourished between 825-900 A. D.