Tryambaka-yajvan (1665-1750), also known as Tryambaka-raya-makhin, was a Hindu pandit and a minister at the court of the Thanjavur Maratha kings Shahaji I and Serfoji I.
He is best known for writing Strī-dharma-paddhati - a treatise that describes the duties of the ideal Hindu woman from an orthodox point of view, and Dharmākūta - a commentary on Ramayana.
[5] Tryambaka states that Ekoji I - the founder of the Thanjavur Maratha kingdom - trained him to be the minister of the succeeding ruler Shahaji I.
[4] According to Ayyaval's Shahendra-vilasa, Tryambaka was a learned minister of Shahaji, a perform of Vedic sacrifices, and a patron of scholars.
[7] Tryambaka wrote the following Sanskrit-language works:[8] Some earlier scholars believed that the authors of these three texts were distinct people.