- Medhatithi
- A 10th-century writer of commentaries on the Pu-ranas. His commentaries were subsequently used on a wide scale. Medhatithi regarded handicraft trades as lowly occupations.
Historical dictionary of Medieval India. Iqtidar Alam Khan. 2011.
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