History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c5.198

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Grandson of Nārāyaṇabhaṭṭa - personal history - composed more than 22 works on several śāstras - about a dozen works on dharmaśāstra, the Nirṇayasindhu, Śūdrakamalākara and Vivādataṇḍava being most famous - he meant all the works on dharmaśāstra to be parts of a digest called Dharmatattva - contents of Pūrtakamalākara, Śāntiratna, Vivādatāṇḍava, Śūdrakamalākara and Nirṇayasindhu - the last, one of his earliest works composed in 1612 A. D. and so his literary activity lies between 1610-1650 A. D.