Vijnanesvara, the author of the Mitaksara (to be dated 1120-25), the famous commentary on the Yajnavalkyasmrti, is justly looked upon as one of the “giants of the pastâ€, of Dharmasastra literature (Derrett 1973: 7). His work, belongs to what has been labelled ‘category B’ of commentaries on Dharmasutras and Smrtis (Derrett 1973: 49), that is to say, it was written by a “comparative scholar, servant of higher studiesâ€. Its comprehensive resolution of ...
