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[sū 1. 3 35. ADH. 9 ] VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA 199 (in the sūtra) referring to both—, in the words "And from the indica- tion, (viz the fact of his being mentioned) later on with Caitraratha : i e. "from the indication", viz. that Jānaśruti was mentioned together with Caitraratha who is ascertained to be a Kṣatriya from the fact of his association with a well-known priest of Kṣatriyas. Thus, in the concluding text, viz . 'Now, when Śaunaka Kāpeya and Abhi- pratārin Kākṣaseni were being served food by a cook,¹ a religious student begged of them' (Chānd. 4.3 5), Caitraratha, named Abhi- pratārin is mentioned. This is the sense: On the enquiry: 'who were the two that were being served' 'by the cook', i.e. by one who superin- tends over the oven ²—the text says, Śunaka's descendant, the priest of the Kapi clan, and Kaksasena's descendant, named Abhipratārin, the king When these two sat down to eat, they were asked for alms. If it be asked. Whence do you know that Abhipratārin was a Caitraratha ? (a descendant of Citraratha),—we reply: He was so, because of his connection with Kāpeya, (i.e. descendant of Kapi), the priest of Citraratha. From the text 'The Kāpeyas made Citra- ratha perform sacrifice by this' (Tānd Br 20 12.5 ²), it is well-known that the Kāpeyas were the priests of Citraratha The term 'by this' means 'by the Dvi-rātra'. If it be objected. Very well, let Abhipratārin be Caitraratha because of his connection with a priest of Citra, but what proof is there of his Kṣatriyahood ?—(we reply): The text: 'From him was born a king of Kṣatriyas, named Caitraratha', is the proof. The words 'from him' mean 'from Citraratha'. A Kṣatriya being referred to in the end, Jānaśruti, mentioned in the beginning, too, must be a Kṣatriya, since in one and the same vidyā there is the mention, as a rule, of persons of the same class,— this is the meaning of the aphorism. Moreover, the Kṣatriyahood of Abhipratārin being ascertained in the end on the ground of his in a sentence, but which applies to two portions of it, or to two persons or things, fulfilling a double purpose The maxim may be said to approximate to the English one of 'killing two birds with one stone'. Vide L.N, Part I, pp. 12-13. Likewise, here the phrase ' Kṣatriyatvāvagameḥ' fulfils a double purpose, meaning both 'on account of knowing the Kṣatriyahood of Caitraratha Abhipratārin', and 'on account of knowing the Kṣatriyahood of Jānaśruti' See p. 200, n. 1. ¹ The word 'sūdena' not found in the original text. Vide Chānd. 4.3.5, p. 189. ² P. 561, vol. 2.