History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c5.202

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Vīramitrodaya, a vast digest composed by Mitramiśra on all topics of dharmaśāstra - sections called prakāśas - contents of the printed prakāśas on Lakṣaṇa, āhnika, vyavahāra, tīrtha, pūjā, saṁskāra, rājanīti - highly controversial work - generally follows Vijñāneśvara, but at times severely criticizes him - a work of high authority in Benares school of modern Hindu Law - Mitramiśra also wrote a commentary on Yājñavalkyasmṛti - personal history - account and pedigree of his patron Vīrasiṁha - meaning of title ‘Vīramitrodaya’ - his literary activity lay in the first half of the 17th century.