History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c5.68.3

v1.c5.68.3

Jolly's theory that Yājñavalkya's work goes back to a dharmaśūtra of White Yajurveda is without foundation - date of Yājñavalkyasmṛti - Viśvarūpa separated from the smṛti by several centuries - probable date of Yājñavalky between 100 B. C. and 300 A. D. - Laṅkāvatārasutra (gāthās 814-816) refers to Yājñavalkyasmṛti - Dr. Jolly thinks that Yāj. shows acquaintance with Greek astrology - Dr. Jacobi's theory that naming of week days after planets first introduced by Greeks and borrowed by Indians - these theories untenable - Yāj. does not mention week days, but only the nine planets (in I. 296) - Yāj. does not mention the zodiacal signs - he arranges the nakṣatras from Kṛttikā to Bharaṇi (I. 268) as the Taittirīyabrāhmaṇa does - 'susthe ṛkṣadau' in Yāj. explained by Viśvarūpa without reference to zodiacal signs-from Vedic times nakṣatras divided into auspicious and inauspicious-Yājñavalkya's reference to nāṇakas - Yāj. regards sight of yellowrobed people as an evil omen - Dr. Jolly's date of 400 A. D. for Yājñavalkya is far too late - there is a Vṛddha-Yāj., a Yoga-Yāj., and a Bṛhad-Yāj. - Yoga-Yājñavalkya existed much earlier than 800 A. D. as Vācaspatimiśra quotes a halt verse from Yoga-Yāj. and Aparārka quotes profusely from him - mss. of Yoga-Yājñavalkya in Deccan College collection in 12 chapters and 495 vereses and of Bṛhad-Yogi-Yājñavalkya in 12 chapters and 920 verses - Yoga-Yājñavalkya and Bṛhad-Yogi-Yājñavalkya of the mss.