A History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature, so far as it illustrates the Primitive Religion of the Brahmans c9.s2.4

c9.s2.4

“A Brâhmaṇa,” he says, “is twofold, containing either commandments (vidhi), or additional explanations (arthavâda). This is confirmed by Âpastamba, saying: ‘The Brâhmaṇas are commandments for the sacrifices; all the rest consists of additional explanations.’ The commandments, too, are of two kinds, either causing something to be done, which was not done before, or making something known which was not known before. Of the former kind are all those commandments occurring in the prac-