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Q34 (IAS/1995) History & Culture › Medieval India › Medieval intellectual culture Answer Verified

Who among the following were famous jurists of medieval India ? I. Vijnanesvara II. Hemadri III. Rajasekhara IV. Jimutavahana Choose the correct answer from the codes given below : Codes :

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Vijñāneśvara (Vijnanesvara) was the author of the Mitākṣarā, the influential commentary on Yājñavalkya Smṛti that shaped Hindu law across much of India [1]. The Dāyabhāga school, distinct from the Mitākṣarā, prevailed in Bengal and Assam, reflecting a separate juristic tradition associated with Jimutavāhana’s Dayabhāga; this confirms Jimutavāhana’s place among medieval jurists. Hemadri (Hemadpant), author of Chaturvarga Chintāmaṇi, was likewise a medieval legal scholar and commentator. By contrast, Rājashekhara is known principally as a poet and dramatist rather than a jurist. Hence the jurists among the list are I, II and IV (Vijnanesvara, Hemadri and Jimutavahana), corresponding to option 3. [1]

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  1. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mit%C4%81k%E1%B9%A3ar%C4%81
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