History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c6.s42.9

v1.c6.s42.9

The printed smṛti appears to be an epitome of a portion of the original smṛti of saṁvarta. Many of the verses in the printed texts are found in Aparārka. For example Aparārka p. 49 = Saṁvarta verse 6; Aparārka p. 693 = Saṁvarta verses 107-108; Aparārka p. 1053 = Saṁvarta verses 111-113; Aparārka p. 1094 (eight verses out of which five) = Saṁvarta verses 130-134. The pāda of Saṁvarta which Viśvarūpa quotes (ardhāstamitabhāskarām) on Yāj. I. 25 occurs in verse 6 of the printed text. This shows that the printed smṛti preserves very ancient material, the authenticity of which is vouched for by so early a writer as Viśvarūpa.