[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) › v3.c44.71 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c44.71 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c44.71 - **Language:** English ### [v3.c44.71](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c44.71) The word maṭha was sometimes used in the sense of a \*dharmaśālā\*, a place provided for the temporary residence of travellers from distant parts. For example, the Rājataraṅgiṇī VI. 300 states that queen Diddā constructed (about 972 A. D.) a maṭha for the residence of the people from Madhyadeśa, Lāṭa and Saurāṣṭra. - [Previous: v3.c44.70](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c44.70) - [Next: v3.c44.72](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c44.72) - [Up: v3.c44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c44) ## Cites (1) - [Rājataraṅgiṇī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.historical.kashmir.rajatarangini) — Kalhaṇa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c44.71](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c44.71) · Pramāṇa