History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c6.s60.1

v1.c6.s60.1

The Vyavahāratattva of Raghunandana and the Vīramitrodaya tell us that Bhavadevabhaṭṭa composed a work called Vyavahāratilaka on judicial procedure. The Vyavahāratattva⁶⁷⁹ tells us that Bhavadeva read ‘astavyastapadavyāpī’ instead of ‘yadvyastapadamavyāpī’ in Kātyāyana’s verses enumerating the blemishes of *uttara* (defendant’s reply). The Vyavahāratattva⁶⁸⁰ mentions Bhavadevabhaṭṭa’s discussion and illustration of a reply (uttara) with a weak plea (kāraṇa). The same work informs us that Bhavadeva held the same views on adverse possession as Śrīkara, Bālaka and others did (vide note 624 above). The Vivādacandra of Misarumiśra⁶⁸¹ several times refers to the views of Bhavadeva. The Vīramitrodaya⁶⁸² gives in great detail the remarks of Bhavadeva on the well-known text of Sumantu about killing an *ātatāyin*. The Sarasvatīvilāsa⁶⁸³ and the Vaijayantī of Nandapaṇḍita quote the very same views of Bhavadevabhaṭṭa on Sumantu’s text.