The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology c13.s2.t8.1

c13.s2.t8.1

The other great jurist of the age is Hemādri (c 1300), author of *Chaturvarga-chintāmaṇi*. This is an encyclopædic treatise of socio-legal topics. Portions published up till now (*Bibliotheca Indica Series*) already cover 6000 pages. Much remains yet to be printed.¹³ The author was a Southerner, being a minister of King Mahādeva (1260-1271) and Rāmachandra (1271-1309). He describes himself also as being the keeper of this king's archives or state records. The *Chintāmaṇi* was the standard work of the Maraṭha and Telugu territories.