A History of Agriculture in India v1.c40.3

v1.c40.3

Medhatithi was a Kashmiri scholar who lived during the period from A.D. 825 to 900, and is known for his commentary on the *Manu-Smriti*. He stresses the need of irrigation works to make people less dependent on rains. As regards taxation, he states that taxes should be light on small holdings, and heavy on those which yield large profits. About drinking, hunting and gambling, being a man with practical common sense, he says that it is neither possible nor desirable to prohibit them.