Medieval Legal Scholarship

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2017

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ID: ART_LIT_2017_136 Ref: Ancient India by Upinder Singh

Which twelfth century Sanskrit scholar was first responsible for the compilation of 'Nibandhas' or digests of epic and Puranic texts?

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Lakshmidhara, a 12th-century Sanskrit scholar, was a pioneer in compiling 'Nibandhas' (digests) of epic and Puranic texts.

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