Studies in the History of Sanskrit Poetics v2.c87.48

v2.c87.48

*P. 30, l. 8.* It is difficult to say what the terms *sūtrā-nubaddha* and *anuvaṃśya ślokas* mean. The first term may signify (i) verses connected with or following upon the *sūtras*, or (ii) generally speaking, verses composed in the condensed form of a *sūtra*. It is not clear whether these verses are Bharata's own or quoted by him from some unknown source. The term *anuvaṃśya ślokas* may mean literally ‘verses handed down traditionally in the family’ (i. e., from teacher to pupil in spiritual succession); but it may also be interpreted as ‘verses connected with the same class of topics’.