History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c24.s1.116

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⁷¹³ The mystic words भूः, भुवः, स्वः are sometimes called महाव्याहृतिs (vide Gobhila gr. II. 10. 40, Manu II. 81). They are also called simply व्याहृतिs; vide तै. उप. I. 5. 1, where महः is said to be the 4th. The number of vyāhṛtis is usually seven, भूः, भुवः, स्वः, महः, जनः, तपः, सत्यं (Vasiṣṭha 25. 9, Vaik. VII. 9). Gautama (1. 52. and 25. 8) speaks of only five, viz भूः, भुवः, स्वः, पुरुषः, सत्यं, while the व्याहृतिसाम has the same five, but पुरुष is last.