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works. He defines the second group as under :--- "The second group consists of those Niryuktis where verses of the so-called Mula-Bhāṣya are added to the original Niryukti either to explain it or to supplement it." Vide his article "The Sutrakṛtānga-niryukti" (p. 270) published in "The Indian Historical Quarterly" vol. XII, No. 2 (June 1936).
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In the end, I may mention that it is rather difficult to say for certain as to which sutras constitute the original Avasyakasūtra. This Avaśyakasútraniryukti can throw at least some light in this connection. For, herein we have sutrasparśikaniryukti which explains every word of the sutra or good many words of it. As such sutras, mention may be made of the following sutras :
(1) Navakara, (2) Karemi bhante, (3) Logassa, (4) Suguruvandanasūtra, (5) Tassa uttari, (6) Annattha and (7) the various Pratyakhyānasūtras.
The meaning of some of the gathas of the Avasyakasūtraniryukti seems to tally with the meaning of some of the sutras. These sutras may be a part and parcel of the Avasyakasūtra. As a specimen mention may be made of Cattarimangalam. For further discussion, the reader may refer to pp. 135-137.
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