A History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature, so far as it illustrates the Primitive Religion of the Brahmans c8.s1.2

c8.s1.2

दिशखं। “the laws of Manu and others whose source is a revelation the existence of which must be inferred.” Pratyaksha (sensuous impression) is, according to Sâyaṇa, सर्वपुरुषाणां श्रोत्रिये ग्राह्यं वेदवाक्यं, “the word of the Veda which all men can perceive in their teacher.” Aitihya (tradition) is explained by इतिहासपुराणमहाभारतब्राह्मणादिकं, “legends, Puraṇas, the Mahâbhârata, and the Brâhmaṇas.” Lastly Anumâna, if we believe Sâyaṇa, does not here mean inference, but customs of good men, by which or from which the existence of an authority, that is, of Śruti and Smṛiti, as the source of these customs, is inferred. अनुमानः शिष्टाचारः। तेन हि मूलभूतं श्रुतिस्मृतिलक्षणं प्रमाणमनुमीयते।