Indian Antiquary Vol 05

Author(s): Jas Burgess
Publisher: Swati Publications

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
(JANUARY, 1876.
of Jayapida; next in age come Ratna kara råja, such as the Tantralola with its kd and the and Mukula, which latter was the son of the Pratyabhijñávimarkini. famous Saiva philosopher Kallaţa and lived the oldest Saiva authors are Vasugupta, who under Avantivarman (9th cent. Rdj. v. 66). is said to have received the Spandasdtras from Siva,
For Grammar I have obtained the Paribhashds, and Avadh ata, who, according to Raj. I. 112, attributed to Vya di and to Chandra, and a lived under Jaloka, the son of Asoka. Next small fragment of Chandra's grammar treating of come Kallat a (9th century), Abhinavagupta the letters. The first work has also a commentary. (10th century), and Kshemardja (10th and Vya liand Chandra are two of the old grammarians, 11th centuries). and the recovery of small portions even of their writ- There are also a few important additions to Veings would be of great importance for the history dic literature, though the chief prize, the old birchof grammar. But I am not as yet prepared to bark MS. of the Paippalddasdkhd of the Athar. decide on the genuineness of my acquisitions. vaveda, did not fall to my share, as H. H. the
Three incomplete Sarada paper MSS. of Patan- Maharaja had bought and forwarded it to Sir W. jali's Mahdbhashya have been bought, and just at Muir before my arrival. the time of my departure a slightly matilated The most important Vedic MS. of my collecbirch-bark MS. of the same work turned up, which tion is a complete birch-bark MS. of the Rigveda the ignorant owner and his friends had wor- Samhita, written in Sarada characters. It proshipped as a MS. of the Kathdsaritedgara. This MS. fessedly contains the Sdkald dicha, but its acalso will eventually be added to the collection. Dr. centuation differs from that of all known MSS. Kielhorn considers it a matter of great importance
While the latter mark the anuddtta and svarita to have genuine Kasmirian copies of the Mahd. by horizontal and vertical lines, this MS. marks Uhashya, in order to decide the question if the work the udatta alone by a vertical line placed above has been really recast by the Kasmirian Pandits, the accentuated syllable. The volume contains as has been alleged on the strength of statements also other pieces referring to the Rigveda. made in the Rajataranging. It is to be hoped that Next comes a modern copy of the greater porthese MSS. will help to settle the question. tion of the first grantha of the Kathaka, which
A small portion of a MS. of Kaiyata's Pradipa, belongs to the Charakabdkhd of the Black Yajur. written in Sarada characters, has also been obtained. veda. The Kathaka has hitherto been known
Among other new or rare works connected with through a single MS. belonging to the Berlin Påņini's system, I may mention Bhartrihari's Vák- library. The newly acquired fragment shows also yapadiya; an excellent birch-bark MS. of the traces of accentuation. Kasikduritti ; copies of portions of Sthavira Jinen. To the same redaction of the Veda belong also drabuddhi's Nydsa ---Jinendrabuddhi was an in- two Angas or supplementary works which have habitant of Bârmula or Vårahamdla; of Kshira's now been first recovered. The more important Dhatutaranging; of the same author's Avyayavritti; of the two is the Kathaka Grihyasútra, or handof Harshadeva's and an anonymous Linganusd- book of domestic ceremonies according to the sanavritti; of Manikyadeva's Unddivritti, called Kåthaka school,' which is attributed to the Rishi the Dasapadi, and of the Rápdvatára. A complete Laugâkshi. It is accompanied by a commentary birch-bark MS. of the Nyasa has been promised. of Devapâle, and is universally used by the Kas
The grammar now chiefly studied in Kaśmir mirian Pandits. From this fact it would seem is, however, not Pånini's, but the Kaldpa or Katan- that, though the Kasmirian Brahmans usually tra. Kasmir furnishes, therefore, a number of call themselves Chaturvedis, students of the commentaries on the Katastra, which have been four Vedas,' and declare that they belong to no compiled by Kaśmirian Pandits, and are rarely particular Vedic school, they were originally folif ever met with out of the Valley. The works lowers of the Kathakaldkhd. My collection confalling under this head, which I have secured, are: tains several Sarada copies of the Devapdla, as 1. Laghuvritti, by Chhuchhukabhatta,
the whole book is usually called, one of which 2. Katantrakaumudi,
(incomplete) is written on birch bark. 3. Bdlabodhini,
The other Anga is the Chardyantya Siksha, 4. Bdlabodhininydea,
also, so far as I know, a novelty. 5. Sishyahitánydsa.
The Paippalddabdkha of the Atharvaveda. has The number of MSS. containing works on Saiva been secured in a modern transcript made accordphilosophy and the rites of the Saivas amounts ing to the old birch-bark MS. mentioned above to more than forty. Among them are the famous A second birch-bark MS. was not to be heard of. Spandasitras, with a variety of commentaries, and Several Prayogas or handbooks used by the the huge works of Abhinavagupta and Kshema- | Kaśmiriah Bhattas have also been acquired.