A History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature, so far as it illustrates the Primitive Religion of the Brahmans c8.s2.127
A History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature, so far as it illustrates the Primitive Religion of the Brahmans c8.s2.127
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c8.s2.127
There is a work called the Uṇâdi-sûtras, which, as it is quoted under this name by Pāṇini, must have existed previous to his time. The author is not known. Among the words the formation of which is taught in the Uṇâdi-sûtras,¹ we find (iii. 140) dînâraḥ, a golden ornament; (iii. 2) Jinaḥ, synonymous with Arhat, a Buddhist saint; (iv. 184) tirîṭam, a golden diadem; (iii. 25) stûpaḥ, a pile of earth.