History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c6.s69.1

v1.c6.s69.1

From quotations in the Vivādaratnākara it appears that Harihara wrote on vyavahāra. For example, the Vivādaratnākara first quotes (on p. 220) the definition of 'saṁsaraṇa' given by Bṛhaspati and then cites three verses of Kātyāyana defining a *catuṣpatha* and a *rājamārga* and prescribing punishments for causing obstruction and committing nuisance thereon. Then it notices that the verse ‘yas-tatra’ cited by it from Kātyāyana is cited by Harihara as from Prajāpati when the topic immediately preceding is ‘saṁsaraṇa’.⁷⁹⁶ The Vivādaratnākara quotes a sūtra of Śaṅkha-Likhita prescribing the punishment for sexual intercourse with a virgin against her will and Harihara's explanation of the word ‘dvyaṅgulaccheda’.⁷⁹⁷ From these it is clear that Harihara wrote some work on vyavahāra, which has not yet been recovered. He must have flourished earlier than 1300 A. D.