A History of Sanskrit Literature c12.49

c12.49

The *Prātiçākhya Sūtra* of the *Rigveda* is an extensive metrical work in three books, traditionally attributed to Çaunaka, the teacher of Āçvalāyana; it may, however, in its present form only be a production of the school of Çaunaka. This Prātiçākhya was later epitomised, with the addition of some supplementary matter, in a short treatise entitled *Upalekha*. The *Taittirīya Prātiçākhya* is particularly interesting owing to the various peculiar names of teachers occurring among the twenty which it mentions. The *Vājasaneyi Prātiçākhya*, in eight chapters, names Kātyāyana as its author, and mentions Çaunaka among other predecessors. The *Atharva-veda Prātiçākhya*, in four chapters, belonging to the school of the Çaunakas, is more grammatical than the other works of this class.