History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c6.s93.22
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c6.s93.22
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In the introductions to the several sections of his digest and also in the colophons therein Mitramiśra furnishes considerable information about himself, his family and the family of his patron. Mitramiśra was the son of Paraśurāmapaṇḍita and grandson of Haṁsapaṇḍita. Haṁsapaṇḍita seems to have been a native of Gopācala (Gwalior) and was endowed with the rare combination of wealth and learning. One Caṇḍeśvara of Kāśī was the *guru* of Paraśurāmapaṇḍita. Mitramiśra indulges in hyperbolic¹¹¹² descrip-