History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c6.s94.1

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Anantadeva compiled a vast digest called Smṛtikaustubha divided into several sections on saṁskāra, ācāra, rājadharma, dāna, utsarga, pratiṣṭhā, tithi and saṁvatsara. The section on saṁskāras and that on rājadharma are also called Saṁskāra-kaustubha and Rājā-dharma-kaustubha. Each Kaustubha is subdivided into parts called dīdhiti. The Saṁskāra-kaustubha is the most popular and most well-known work of his. It has been printed several times, the best editions being that of the Nirṇayasāgara Press (1913) and that issued at Baroda (1914) under the patronage of H. H. the Maharaja Gaikwad (with a Marathi translation by Sastri Venkatacarya Upadhyaya). I have used the latter. The Saṁskāra-kaustubha is recognised as an authoritative work by the highest court for India.¹¹¹⁷ The following is a very brief summary of the contents :-