The History of Indian Literature c8.459

c8.459

∗ This number is wrong; it ought to be ninety-three. I there counted the Ánandavallí and Bhṛiguvallí twice, first among the twenty-three *Atharvopanishads* omitted by Anquetil, and then among the nine Upanishads borrowed from the other Vedas which are found in his work. The number would further have to be reduced to ninety-two, since I cite Colebrooke's Aṃṛtavindu and Anquetil's Aṃṛitanáda as distinct Upanishads, whereas in point of fact they are identical; but then, on the other hand, two Upanishads identified by me ought to be kept distinct, viz., Colebrooke's Práṇágnihotra and Anquetil's Pranou, the latter (Praṇavopanishad) being different from the former. — The number now here finally arrived at — ninety-six — is obtained (1) by the addition of six new Upanishads, viz., the Bhállavi-Upanishad, the Saṃvartop., the second Mahopanishad, and three of the Upanishads contained in the Atharvaśiras (Gaṇapati, Súrya, Deví); (2) by the omission of two, the Rudropanishad and the Átharvaṇíya-Rudropanishad, which are possibly identical with others of those cited; and (3) by counting the Mahánáráyaṇopanishad as only one, whereas Colebrooke counts it as two.