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711.)
11. 4 Malasatras
109
Reference.- Published. See No. 704. In Peterson's Report for
1882-83 (p. 97 ), this niryukti is mentioned.
As regards the question of the date of this niryukti see Vidyābhusana's “History of Indian Logic” II and A. M. Ghatage's article The Daśavaikālika-Niryukti" (p. 631). Both of them agree in assigning to it a date nearer the 4th century A. D.
दशवैकालिकसूत्रनियुक्ति
Daśavaikālikasūtraniryukti
76 (1). 1880-81.
No. 711
Size. — 144 in. by 2 in. Extent.-- 190 + a few leaves; 3 to 6 lines to a leaf; 40 to 45
letters to a line.
Description.- Palm-leaf thin, durable and greyish; Devanagari
characters with AETS ; this Ms. presents an appearance as if the work is divided into two separate columns; but, really it is not so ; for, the lines of first column extend to the second ; borders of each of the columns ruled in four lines in black ink ; leaves numbered in both the margins ; in the left-hand one as far, saft, use etc.; several leaves worm
eaten ; some very badly ; leat 153 and the following have a part worn out and leaves 191 etc., are in fragments; condition on the whole pretty fair; the ist leaf missing; otherwise complete; extent sso ślokas ; this work ends on leaf 426; two extra blank leaves at the end ; ink spread out on leaves 49a and 915; red chalk used; there is one small leaf on which the table of contents is written. This Ms. contains the following additional works :
