Dvyasrayakavya

Author(s): Satyapal Narang
Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publisher's Pvt Ltd New Delhi

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subjects like Sañjñās, Adhikārasūtras, it letters, Counterexamples, Synonyms, Prefixes, Suffixes, Nipātanas, Adhyâbāra and optional examples etc. in details.
The XII. to XVII. chapters deal with the cultural study of the Dvyāśrayakävya. In the twelfth chapter, an attempt has been made to collect the geographical data, viz. mountains, states and territorial divisions, cities and rivers etc. In this chapter, the most important information has been collected. Due to a regular change in the territorial divisions of India throughout the ages, it is impossible to determine their invariable identity. For the identification of various geographical locations, the works of Cunningham, N.L. Dey, V.S. Agrawal, S.C. Sircar, P.D. Agnihotri and K.D. Bajpai were very useful. Some unidentified and dubious cities have been put separately.
In the thirteenth chapter, a study of the Polity and Administration as reflected from the Dvyāśrayakāvya has been made. For the identification of administrative divisions and officers, the works of P.V. Kave, H.D. Sankalia, and A.K. Majumdar have been utilized.
A study of the social conditions of the Dvyāśrayakāvya, viz. caste system, tribes, position of women, marriage, society food and drinks, dress, ornaments, games and amusements, music and education etc. has been made in fourteenth chapter. For comparison, a few works have been used now and then.
In the fifteenth chapter, a study of the economic conditions of the Dvyāśraya, viz, agriculture, occupations, communication, debt, coin, weights and measurements etc. has been made. For identity of weights etc. the works of V.S. Agrawala A K. Majumdar and P.D. Agoihotri were very helpful.
In the sixteenth chapter the fauna and flora as found in the Dvyāśrayakāvya has been classified. For the names and identity of animals, the dictionaries of V.s. Apte and Minie