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II, 4) as Magha's Sisupalavadha II, 55 (p. 355 on 30, 3). Further the Commentator explains the sūtra 7 of chapter 30 (p. 346 ) in which Somadeva says: ita fe fans FIFTTTSG Altaftar FTATEA T TO Arstatt Hoat FETHIE by: Cardifast Alsata TEATR TUI The Tikākāra is acquainted with the Vedas, the Sūtras, with Sruti and Smrti (of. p. 44, 84 etc.), with the Puranas (p. 141 ), with Jyotisasastra, Alamkāra, not to mention the Dharmaśāstra (cf. the Index). The Bșhatkathā has been referred to already (see above p. 155); Bharata's Natyaśāstra was known to him as to be seen from his Commentary on 32, 11 (p. 384 ); for him is Vyása the Bhagavan (p. 8). It must be noted, however, that the Commentator knows nothing of a Kautiliya Arthaśāstra, though the opponents of the use of such an argumentum e silentio will not subscribe any value to the absence of that renown name. But opportu ties to mention that work and author cannot be denied, as the Commentary quotes six verses from Cánakya (using the form Canikya) and five of Viśnusarman, without even mentioning their alleged identity; only on 10, 4 (p. 107 ) he states that Višņugupta is IUFT or, as he says, T FT.
As remarked, the best way for deciding the question wherefrom the Commentary has taken his quotations whether from actual sources or not, is to compare these quotations with the works of the respective authors to whom he attributes the citations, as far as possible. In the following an attempt has been male with some interesting quotations.
According to the matter the nearest work is Kamandaki's Nitistra; this author is quoted only once on 3, 12 (p. 37):
नितान्तं संप्रसक्तानां कान्तामुखविलोकने ।
नाशमायान्ति सुव्यक्तं यौवनेन समं श्रियः ॥ This verse seems not to occur in the printed edition ( Triv. Skt. Series No. XIV) of the Nītisāra, only a simialr verse in XV, 59 corresponds to the quotation:
स्त्रीमुखालोकनट्या व्यग्राणामल्पचेतसाम् । ईहितानीह गच्छन्ति यौवनेन सह क्षयम् ॥
Shatabdi Granth
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