A History of Indian Literature v3.c35.s7.36

v3.c35.s7.36

On the other hand, however, he has not utilized the literary sources, without first examining them critically. He is not content merely with the study of earlier works on Kashmir, but he has made use of inscriptions, genealogical tables and memoires of important personalities, examined coins and monuments and has interested himself in folk-lore, proverbs and legends. In short, he was an accurate investigator into antiquities. By general admission Kalhaṇa is a trustworthy guide for the history of his own age and for that of a little former times.