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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian Sanskrit scholar}}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Jīmūtavāhana&#039;&#039;&#039; (c. 12th century) was an Indian [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]] scholar and writer of legal and religious treatises on [[Vaishnavism]] of early medieval period. He was the earliest writer on &#039;&#039;[[smriti]]&#039;&#039; (law) from [[Bengal]] whose texts are extant.<br /> <br /> ==Major works==<br /> Jīmūtavāhana is known for his three major works. These three works are probably the parts of a bigger comprehensive digest, the &#039;&#039;Dharma Ratna&#039;&#039;.<br /> <br /> His &#039;&#039;Kalaviveka&#039;&#039; is an exhaustive analysis of the auspicious &#039;&#039;kala&#039;&#039; (timings) for the performance of religious rites and ceremonies. This text also contains discussions on solar and lunar months. Based on the evidence of the last of a number of exact dates examined in this text, it is assumed that the text was written soon after March, 1093.<br /> <br /> His {{IAST|&#039;&#039;Vyvahāra-mātrikā&#039;&#039;}} or {{IAST|&#039;&#039;Nyayaratna-mātrikā&#039;&#039;}} or {{IAST|&#039;&#039;Nyayamātrikā&#039;&#039;}} has dealt with {{IAST|&#039;&#039;vyavahāra&#039;&#039;}} (judicial procedure). The text is divided into five sections, &#039;&#039;Vyvaharamukha&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Bhashapada&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Uttarapada&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Kriyapada&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;Nirnayapada&#039;&#039;.<br /> <br /> His magnum opus &#039;&#039;[[Dāyabhāga]]&#039;&#039; has dealt with the laws of inheritance based on &#039;&#039;various [[Dharmashastras]]&#039;&#039;. In Bengal (and post-independence West Bengal and Tripura) and Assam, [[Dāyabhāga]] was the principal guide for laws on inheritance till the enactment of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. This treatise differs in some aspects from [[Mitakshara]], which was prevalent in other parts of India based on [[Yajnavalkya Smrti]]. The right of a widow without any male issue to inherit the properties of her deceased husband is recognized in &#039;&#039;[[Dāyabhāga]]&#039;&#039;.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;Dayabhagatippani&#039;&#039; of Srinath Acharyachudamani (c. 16th century), &#039;&#039;Dayabhagatika&#039;&#039; of [[Raghunandan Bhattacharya]] (16th century) and &#039;&#039;Dayabhagatika&#039;&#039; of Srikrishna Tarkalankar (18th century) are the notable commentaries written on &#039;&#039;Dayabhaga&#039;&#039; during the late medieval period.<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[Dāyabhāga]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> *Roy, Niharranjan. &#039;&#039;Bangalir Itihas: Adiparba&#039;&#039; (in Bengali), Dey’s Publishing, Kolkata, 1993, {{ISBN|81-7079-270-3}}, pp.&amp;nbsp;615–616.<br /> * Rocher, Ludo. &#039;&#039;Jīmūtavāhana&#039;s Dāyabhāga&#039;&#039;, Oxford Univ Press, 2002, {{ISBN|0-19-513817-1}}<br /> <br /> {{authority control}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Hindu law]]<br /> [[Category:Sanskrit scholars from Bengal]]</div>

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