Vijnaneshwara, famous jurists of medieval India – UPSC Prelims PYQ 1995
Who among the following were famous jurists of medieval India?
- Vijnanesvara
- Hemadri
- Rajasekhara
- Jimutavahana
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
- I, II and III
- II, III and IV
- I, II and IV
- I and IV only
Vijnaneshwara was a prominent jurist in India during the first millennium CE. His treatise, the Mitakshara, dealt with inheritance, and is one of the most influential legal treatises in Hindu law.
- Hemadri was a medieval scholar and jurist known for works on Dharmashastra and Ayurveda (specifically the Āyurveda Rasāyan commentary), as well as the encyclopedic Chaturvarga Chintāmaṇi. He was a 13th-century minister for the Yadava dynasty in Devagiri, Maharashtra, and is credited with developing the Hemadpanti temple architecture style.
- Rajashekhara was an eminent Sanskrit poet, dramatist and critic. He was court poet of the Gurjara Pratiharas. He wrote Kavyamimamsa between 880 and 920 CE. The work is essentially a practical guide for poets that explains the elements and composition of a good poem. The fame of Rajashekhara rests firmly on his play Karpuramanjari, written in Sauraseni Prakrit.
- Jimutavahana was a famous jurist from Bengal and the author of the Dayabhaga, an influential text on Hindu law.
Answer: (c) I, II and IV
