Lectures on the Ancient History of India by DR Bhandarkar

Author:DR Bhandarkar [Bhandarkar]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9788129120892
Publisher: Rupa
Published: 2013-06-01T04:00:00+00:00

TRANSLATION

“Having noticed discrepancy in many ways between the commentators on the Śāstras, Vishṇugupta himself has made the Sūtra and the commentary.”

Unfortunately, do far I know, the meaning of this verse has not been made clear by any scholar.13 What the verse, however, evidently means is that in Kauṭilya’s time a Sūtra was interpreted differently by different commentators and that in order that this mishap may not befall his work he composed not only the Sūtras but also the commentary setting forth his meaning of his Sūtras. Kauṭilya’s book; therefore, consists not only of Sūtra but also of Bhāshyat. It is a matter of regret, however, that in the edition published of his Arthaśāstra, the Sūtra has not been separated from the Bhāshya. I will explain myself more clearly. Take e.g. pp.27-8 which deal with the subject of Mantrādkikāra. Here as elsewhere the Sūtra and the Bhāshya have been hopelessly intermixed so that the ordinary reader does not know that part of what he reads is the Sūtra and part the Bhāshya. I will extricate the Sūtras of these pages to show that whatever remains is the Bhāshya. The Sūtras here are as follows:

(1)Guhyam=eko mantrayet=eti Bhāradvājaḥ

(2)N=aikasya mantra-siddhir=ast=īti Viśālākshaḥ

(3)Etan=mantra-jñānaṁ n=aitan=mantra-rakshaṇam= iti Pārāaśaraḥ

(4)N=eti Piśunaḥ

(5)N=eti Kauṭilyaḥ

(6)Mantribhis = tribhiś = chaturbhir=vāsaha mantrayeta and so on.

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