A History of Sanskrit Literature c4.9

c4.9

XIX. The Origin and Characteristics of the Scientific Literature . . . . 403
1. The Origin of the Çāstras . . . 403
2. The Characteristics of the Scientific Literature 406 XX. Lexicography and Metrics . . . 412
1. The Origin and Characteristics of Sanskrit Lexicography . . . . 412
2. The Extant Lexica . . . 413
3. Treatises on Metre . . . 415
4. The Metres of Classical Poetry . . 417 XXI. Grammar . . . . . 422
1. The Beginnings of Grammatical Study . 422
2. Pāṇini and his Followers . . . 423
3. The Later Schools . . . 431
4. Grammars of Prākrit . . . 433 XXII. Civil and Religious Law (Dharmaçāstra) . 437
1. The Origin of the Dharmaçāstras . . 437
2. The Smṛti of Manu . . . 439
3. The Later Smṛtis . . . 445
4. The Digests of Law . . . 448 XXIII. The Science of Politics and Practical Life (Arthaçāstra, Nītiçāstra) . . . 450
1. The Origin of the Arthaçāstra . . 450
2. The Content and Form of the Kauṭilīya Arthaçāstra . . . . 452
3. The Authenticity of the Arthaçāstra . . 458
4. Later Treatises . . . . 462
5. Ancillary Sciences . . . . 464