Hariścandra

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ID: 97280
Full name: Hariścandra
Gender: Male
Year of birth: 550 c.
Year of death: 600 c.
Social identifiers: Bhaṭṭāraka
Activity year: 600 c.
Alternative names: Bhaṭṭāraharicandra, Bhaṭṭārahariścandra, Bhaṭṭārakaharicandra, Bhaṭṭārakahariścandra, Haricandra
More facts:
  • Ancestor of Keśava (a.k.a. Kṛṣṇa), the greandfather of the lexicographer Maheśvara Kavi.

Commentator, perhaps the earliest commentator, on the Carakasaṃhitā.

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Last update: 13.08.2022 - 00:33
Suggested citation: Wujastyk D. "Hariścandra." Pandit. <panditproject.org/entity/97280/person>. Updated on August 13, 2022 12:33 am IST.
Contributors: Dominik Wujastyk