History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c90.157

v7.c90.157

Some important conclusions can be drawn from the above mentioned remarks of Ballālasena in his Dānasāgara. Next to the Mitākṣarā, the Kṛtyakalpataru and Aparārka's commentary, the Dānasāgara is among the earliest extant nibandha works the dates of which are nearly certain.¹⁴⁰⁷ It does not mention the Mitākṣarā, nor Kṛtyakalpataru nor Aparārka. Mr. Bhabatosh Bhattacharya is right in his contention that the words 'Kalpadrumo jaṅgamaḥ' in the 3rd opening verse have nothing to do with Kalpataru of Lakṣmīdhara and that Prof. Rangaswamy Aiyangar is wrong in thinking that the verse refers to the Kalpataru (vide Mr. Bhattacharya's Introduction to Dānasāgara p. XVIII and note 1).