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Line 3: == Biography == Tryambaka lived during ~~1665-1750~~1665–1750,{{sfn\|Julia Leslie\|1994\|p=237}} and came from a family of pandit-ministers.{{sfn\|Julia Leslie\|1989\|p=10}} His great-grandfather, his father as well as his son were named Gangadhara. His family tree is given below:{{sfn\|Julia Leslie\|1989\|p=18}} {{Tree list}} Line 20: Tryambaka was also known as Trymbaka-yavjan, Tryambaka-makhin, Trymabaka-raya, Tryambaka-raya-makhin, or Tryambaka Raya Makhi. The Sanskrit titles ''yajvan'' and ''makhin'' are synonymous, and probably commemorate a ritual sacrifice (''[[yajna]]'') performed by him; the ''Rāghavābhyudaya'' of Bhagavanta-rāya describes this sacrifice.{{sfn\|Julia Leslie\|1989\|p=12}} Tryambaka states that [[Ekoji I]] - the founder of the [[Thanjavur Maratha kingdom\|Thanjavur Maratha]] kingdom - trained him to be the minister of the ~~succeding~~succeeding ruler [[Shahuji I\|Shahaji I]].{{sfn\|Julia Leslie\|1989\|p=18}} According to [[Sridhara Venkatesa Ayyaval\|Ayyaval]]'s ''Shahendra-vilasa'', Tryambaka was a learned minister of Shahaji, a perform of Vedic sacrifices, and a patron of scholars. The next ruler, [[Serfoji I]], commissioned him to write ''Dharmākūta'', a commentary on the epic ''[[Ramayana]]''. In this commentary, Tryambaka explains how the ''Ramayana'' story is consistent with the traditional religious law.{{sfn\|Julia Leslie\|1989\|p=18}} Trymabaka's family members also wrote several works under the Thanjavur Maratha patronage.<ref>{{cite book \|author=M. Srinivasachariar \|title=History of Classical Sanskrit Literature \|year=1989 \|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass \|isbn=978-81-208-0284-1 \|pages=~~246-247~~246–247 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4dVRvVyHaiQC&pg=PA163 }}</ref> His grandson Narayana-raya wrote ''Vikrama-sena-champu''. His brother Bhagavanta-raya wrote ''Mukunda-vilasa'', ''Uttara-champu'', and ''Raghavabhyudaya''. His nephew Ananda-raya wrote ''Ashvala-yana-grhya-sutra-vritti'', ''Jivananda-nataka'', and ''Vidya-parinaya-nataka'' (with a commentary). His grand-nephew Nrsimha-raya wrote ''Tripura-vijaya-champu''.{{sfn\|Julia Leslie\|1989\|p=19}} == Works == Line 36: Some earlier scholars believed that the authors of these three texts were distinct people. However, literary evidence makes it clear that all three works were composed by the same work. The colophons of ''Strī-dharma-paddhati'' and ''Gārhasthya-dīpikā'' both mention the author's name as Tryambaka-yajvan, the author of Yajnesha. ''Dharmākūta'' is attributed to Tryambaka-raya-makhin. The author of ''Strī-dharma-paddhati'' quotes ''Dharmākūta'', stating that it was written by him. Moreover, the ''Dharmākūta'' mentions that the author was a pupil of Yajnesha.{{sfn\|Julia Leslie\|1989\|pp=10-12}} Tryambaka patronized the court poet and pandit [[Dhundhiraja of Svamimalai\|Dhundhi-raja~~-vyasa-yajvan~~]].{{sfn\|Julia Leslie\|1989\|p=10}} The introductory verses in Dhundhi-raja's ''Mudra-rakshasa-vyakhya'' are same as those of ''Dharmākūta'': it is possible that Tryambaka took these verses from Dhundhi-raja's work. Alternative theories ascribe the authorship of ''Mudra-rakshasa-vyakhya'' to Tryambaka or the authorship of ''Dharmākūta'' to Dhundhi-raja.{{sfn\|Julia Leslie\|1989\|p=12}} == References == Line 42: === Bibliography === {{~~ref begin~~refbegin}} * {{cite book \|author=Isobel Julia Leslie \|title=The Perfect Wife: The Orthodox Hindu Woman according to the Strīdharmapaddhati of Tryambakayajvan \|series=Oxford University South Asian Studies Series \|year=1989 \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|url=https://~~www~~books.google.com/books~~/edition/The_Perfect_Wife/~~?id=RDkEAQAAIAAJ \|ref={{harvid\|Julia Leslie\|1989}} }} * {{cite book \|author=Julia Leslie \|chapter=Recycling Ancient Material: An Orthodox View of Hindu Women \|editor1=Leonie J. Archer \|editor2=Susan Fischler \|editor3=Maria Wyke \|title=Women in Ancient Societies: An Illusion of the Night \|year=1994 \|pages=233–251 \|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan \|isbn=9780333523971 \|doi=10.1007/978-1-349-23336-6_13 \|url=https://~~www~~books.google.com/books~~/edition/Women_in_Ancient_Societies/~~?id=XEqvCwAAQBAJ }} {{~~ref end~~refend}} [[Category:18th-century Indian writers]] [[Category:1665 births]] [[Category:1750 deaths]] [[Category:People from the Thanjavur Maratha kingdom]] [[Category:~~Thanjavur~~Sanskrit ~~Maratha kingdom~~writers]]