Sambodhi 1990 Vol 17

Author(s): H C Bhayani
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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Sanskrit Manuscripts Library, the Director of which institution informed me that they do not have the Ms. pertaining to the Eighth Adhyāya with the commentary. Perhaps the commentator has left the work incomplete. The comparision of the so far published work with commentary and that in the Critical Edition of Dr. T. R. Chintamani, referred to above, shows considerable varianee in readings of the sūtras of the text of the work of Bhojadeva. This holds good for the Eighth Adhyāya, too. On the basis of my comparative study of the work, I have come across occasions on which the scribes of the respective Mss., utilised by Dr. Chintamani for the Critical Text, seem to have committed obvious mistakes in misreading their Ādarśas. And further, certain failings seem to belong to the author of the work, rather than to the scribes of the Mss. concerned. In order to restore the text to its purity and authenticity, I have ventured to suggest here some of the major emendations that are highly essential, leaving the task of revising the whole of the text of the Eighth Adhyaya for future, in the courst of preparing the Gujarati Edition of the work.
1. NĀMLITO MANTRE// VIII. i. 191/
In the sutra "Käspratyayād am amantre liți' (P. II. i. 35) Panini has negated the use of 'am' agama in Lit usage in the case of Mantras. Dr. Chnitamani's reading Mañe', there needs to be emended as Mantre'.
2. SUPYUPASARGAYOH JANASANAKHANAKRMAGAMO VI!'//
VIII. 1.3911
The Paninian Sūtra Janasanakhanakriamagamo vit' (P. III. ii. 67) has been adopted verbatim by Bhojadeva here. But in the Paninian scheme this sutra expects by Anuvștti the words 'Chandasi'. Upasarge' and 'Supi' from the previous sntras, as has been indicated by the Kasika : "Chandasi. upasarec, suprtyanuvartale". Il is, therefore, necessary to cmend the reading of Dr. Chintamani by addind these words, and read the sutra as shown above.
3. BHUTE HANAH KARMANI BRAHMABHRNAVRTTEŞU KVIP/
VIII. i. 35//
Panini has given the sūtras 'Bhûte (P. III. ii. 84), "Karmani hana), (P. III. i. 86) and 'Brahmabhrņavytreşu kvip' (P. UI. ii. 88). Dr. Chnitamaui's reading of Bhojadeva's sülra is Bhūte Tanah kvip'. The previous Sūtras of Bhojadeva do not enjoin Kvip" termination. Hence, in view of Päņinian source, Bhojadeva's sutra necds to be cmended as shown above.