History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c6.s91.29

v1.c6.s91.29

The Nirṇayasindhu or Nirṇayakamalākara is the most famous of Kamalākara's works. It is a monument of erudition, industry and lucidity. It has been judicially referred to as a work of authority.¹⁰⁹³ I have used the Nirṇayasāgara edition of 1905 (with Marāṭhī translation). In the whole range of nibandhakāras there is hardly any other writer, except perhaps Nīlakaṇṭha and Mitramiśra, who lays under contribution as many works as Kamalākara does. In the Nirṇayasindhu about one hundred smṛtis and over three hundred nibandhakāras are mentioned by name. In the introductory verses he expressly says that he pondered over the views of Hemādri, Mādhava and other learned writers. The work is divided into three *paricchedas*. The following is a very concise statement of the contents of this voluminous work. The principal subject is to give decisive opinions as to the proper times