Jagannath Tarka Panchanan (23 September 1695 – 1806) was a legendary Sanskrit scholar and pandit of Hindu Law.

He was the son of Rudradeva Bhattacharjee, a poor Brahmin of Tribeni, Hooghly district.

Tarka Panchanan had a wonderful memory and became a remarkable logician and unrivaled in his knowledge of Hindu law.

[2] Tarka panchanan assisted Sir William Jones in his endeavour to compile Vivadabhangarnava, which literally means 'a break wave on the ocean of disputes', and reconcile the schools of Hindu jurisprudence.

He assisted judges to familiarise with the Indian culture as a consequence of a parliamentary mandate to perform judicial duties.