Dvyasrayakavya

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

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mentioned the Rgveda consisting of two or three Padas (Dvipada, Tripada, IV. 41).
Hemacandra has alluded to the Taittirīya recension of of the Yajurveda. When Yājñavalkya vomitted the lessons of the Veda, they were swallowed by his other class-fellows in the form of Tittirisi (VIII. 42). Moreover, he has referred to the study of the Katha recension of the Yajurveda (Katarakatha, V. 88, 91, 118).
The Sāmaveda and its two Rāgas viz. Rathantara? and BỊbadrathantara are specified in the Dvyāšrayakävya (II. 44, 75).
VEDĀNGA : Hemacandra has referred to six auxiliary branches of the Veda called Şadanga (I.191) or Şadangi (I. 65).
METRICS: In the Sanskrit Portion of the Dvyāśrayakāvya Hemacandra has used twenty-nine metres (vide, infra). A variety of Prakrit metres has been used by the author in the Kumārapälacarita as well. He wrote Chandonuśāsana, an exhaustive work on metrics. He has named some Vedic metres like Uşnik (XI. 106) viņtārapankti and Aștārapańkti (XII. 79).
RITUALS : Hemacandra has described various rituals including those of Jainism. Morning-sacrifices are called yāga (I. 70). Sacrifices are performed by the preceptor (XI. 12). For the performance of the sacrifice, a special mandapa was constructed which consisted of Ājya, Bahişprastāra and Prastāra (X11.78)". Hemacandra has referred to some sacrificial
1. Cf. Winternitz, M. History of Indian Literature, vol. I., pt. 1, 2nd
ed. Calcutta, 1959. p. 149. f.n. 2.. 'But already in the Satapatha Brābmaņa XIV. 9.4. 33 (cf. IV. 4.5.19) the white sacrificial utterances (Suklādi yajūṁşi) are called Adityāni, 'revealed by the Sun'; and the Purānas, too, related that yājñavalkya received new
sacrificial utterances from the Sun (Vişnu Purāņa, III, 5). 2. Cf. Gopatha Brāhmaṇa. Ed. Gaastra, Dieuke, Leiden, 1919, Pūrva
bbäga, II. 18, p. 51.
रथन्तरं नाम मे सामाधोरञ्चारञ्च । 3. Dv. XII, 78. Abhayatilakagani remarks:
सामगणनाङ्गभूतानामुदुम्बरकाष्ठकुशानां रचनाविशेषः ।