[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930) › v2.c19.342 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c19.342 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c19.342 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c19.342](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c19.342) \*Vandin\* (a bard, written as \*bandin\* also). According to Hārīta quoted in Kṛtyakalpataru he is a pratiloma sprung from a vaiśya male and kṣatriya female. According to the Brahma-purāṇa quoted by Aparārka p. 1177 a vandin is one who sings the praises of men. - [Previous: v2.c19.341](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c19.341) - [Next: v2.c19.343](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c19.343) - [Up: v2.c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c19) ## Linked texts (2) - [Brahmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahma) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Hāritasmṛti (Laghu- and Vṛddha-Hārīta)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.laghuvrddha.harita) — Hārīta, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c19.342](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c19.342) · Pramāṇa