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own, in Vol. I. pp. 172, 210, 290 and elsewhere; own statements, and without any such distinct and he records the views of different scholars reference to Katy Ayana's Vårttikas." Thus it in Vol. I. p. 427, and Vol. II, pp. 19, 120, 151 happens, too, that in six out of seven cases the and 254.
remarks of the saunagas are introduced by the That Patanjali introduces some of the Kari- phrase एवं हि सोनागाः पठन्ति , preceded by इटमेवkas by apara dha, I have already mentioned in TETTE or some similar expression, while a previous note I will only add here, that the dicta of the Bharadvajiyas are always the authors of the Karikás themselves allude to introduced simply by rerat: qoft. That the opinions of other scholars, who are referred of the Várttikas of the Bháradvajiyas which to by the words Éké or Kéchid, in Vol. III. are cited in the Mahabhashya, one (in Vol. III. pp. 217 and 414.
p. 199) is in verse, I have already had occasion The Bharadvajiyah, Saunagah, and to state in my remarks on the Karikás." Kroshtriyah.
A third school of grammarians, the Kroshof individual grammarians or schools of
triyas, is mentioned in the MahAbhishya only
once (Vol. I. p. 46). All we learn about them grammarians those most frequently referred to
is, that they considered the two rules, P. I. by Patanjali are the Bharadvajiyas and the SaunAgas. The former are actually quoted
1, 3 and 52 to be quite independent of each ten times (Vol. I. PP. 73, 136, 201, 291;
other, and were of opinion, that in any case Vol. II. pp. 46, 55, 70, 233; and Vol. III.
where both rules might happen to be simul.
taneously applicable, the former ought to pp. 199 and 230), and the latter seven times (Vol. I. p. 416; Vol. II. pp. 105, 228, 238, 325;
supersede the latter, an opinion which is not and Vol. III. pp. 76 and 159), but it does not
shared by Patañjali. seem at all improbable that some of the state- Gopikaputra, Gonardiya, Kuparavadava, mente, which are introduced by the phrase Sauryabhagavat, and Vadava."" aparn áha, or which would appear to contain The passages in which Patañjali quotes suggestions of Patañjali himself, may likewise Gopikaputra (Vol. I. p. 336) and Gonardiya really belong to either of those schools." Both (Vol I. pp. 78 and 91 ; Vol. II. p. 76; and may be described as authors of Varttikas, and Vol. III. p. 309), I have already discussed in both flourished after Katyayana. Bat, while my second note (ante, Vol. XV. p. 81); and I to amend the Vårttikas of Katyayans appears have there tried to show, that Gonardiya was & to have been the main object of the Bharadva: writer of grammatical Kárikas, who in all jlyas, the Saunagas, so far as we can judge, probability lived after Katyayana. About would seem to have criticized the text of Paņi. Gönikaputra it is difficult to say anything. ni's grammar more independently. This is Later than Katyayana is also Kuparavadava, indicated also by the manner in which both for the two statements ascribed to him by are quoted in the Mahâbhâshya. Whereas Patañjali (Vol. II. p. 100 and Vol. III. p. 317) Patañjali usually places the dicta of the are distinctly directed against Katyâyana, Bharadvajiyas by the side of those of Katya- whose Värttikas they show to be superfluous. yana, as it were, to point out the differences Whether this Kunaravadays is really the same between the two, and to show how the former as Vadava, who together with the Sauryabhahave tried to improve on the latter," he gavat is mentioned by Patañjali in the difficult generally cites the Saunagas in support of his passage in Vol. III. p. 421, I have no means * ante, Vol. XV. p. 231, note 17.
ing of Varttibs of Katy Ayana in Vol. I. p. 416, and "In Vol. II. p. 200, 1. 8, it seems as if Patanjali they improve on another parttika in the statement himself woro attenupting to improve on Vartfika alluded to in nato 15 above. A Varttika of the Sauna. of Katyayana's; from Vol. II. p. 106, 1. 7 and p. 388, as, whioh has not been taken from the MahAbhAghy, is 1. 10 Wone that he is merely repeating a statement of given in the Kard on P. VII. 8, 17. In commenting on the Banga. * On P. I, 1. 20, Katy tyana hau gurat tan
that pance, Handatta explaina सौनागाः by सुनागस्या
64. शिरर्थम, the Bharadvajiya road घुसंज्ञायां प्रकृतिग्रहण
* ante, Vol. XV. p. 980. Miftant; on P. III. 1, 88, Kity yana bas
R T E I purposely have omitted in the above Verahy yapi; the Bharadvajiyaaada निपातनाशगुणवम् ete.
the pesage, in which his name ooours (Vol. I. p. 288),
has been copied by Pata Ajali from the Niruka (Roth's " But the Saungo sluo mcre fully explain the mean edition, p. 1).
