बार्हस्पत्य सूत्र / अर्थशास्त्र (महर्षि बृहस्पति - प्राचीन दण्डनीति, राजधर्म एवं कूटनीति सटीक)

( 19 ) or with the Atharvaveda Parishishtas, which contain undoubtedly ancient matter along with strange lexico- graphical and grammatical features (e.g. homayet and even namaskaret ; see the edition by Negelein and Bolling, Leipzig 1909–10, index). They belong to the backwaters of priestly studies preserved in Southern India, when the general interest was transferred to such subjects as Nyâya, Vedânta, law, and grammar. A Ms. of the work seems to be recorded as in private possession in South India (see Oppert’s ‘List,’ vol. 1. No. 4642).* This ms. has not been procurable; but by the kindness of Prof. Rangâchârya, late Curator of the Government Oriental MSS. Library in Madras, I have been favoured with a Devanâgarî copy of another ms., which is under his charge. Upon this (M) I have based the text, recording the slight variants of the Royal Asiatic Society’s Whish ms. (W—noted in Winternitz’s catalogue under No. 160 (3), p. 219). Both originals are in Grantha character, and they derive not remotely from a common source.¹ The punctuation follows almost invariably the Madras copy : the numbering of the Sûtras has been added. As the treatise is definitely : a Sûtra, a commentary must have been designed. Does a copy exist, perhaps under Oppert’s I. No. 6961 Bârhaspatya-sûtra-tîkâ (no longer traceable) ? It might contain something

• There is another ms. of the work with Shri Pandit T. Ganapati Shastri of Travancore. He writes to me in his letter dated 22nd Dec. 1920 thus--‘As desired in your letter, I shall arrange on receipt of your printed forms of Bârhaspatya to note down the variants.’ These I have not yet received. B. Datta.

1. Whether. this common source was the actual Madras ms.