History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c74.t2.196

v5.c74.t2.196

¹⁴⁷⁰ The Nirukta is placed not later than at least 500 B. C. by most Sanskrit scholars. Aurṇavābha is earlier than the Nirukta. Vide History of *(Continued from last page)* Sanskrit literature by Winternitz, vol. I p. 69 (English tr). Scholars are not agreed about the exact location and extent of Gayāśiras. Rajendralal in 'Buddha-gayā' p 19 says 'Gayāśiras is not the Brahmayoni hill but a low spur of it to the north-east about a mile in area forming the site of the old town of Gayā. This Gayāśiras is the most sacred spot in Gayā.' Dr. Barua (vol. I 'p. 246) 'Gayā proper is still sandwiched between the Phalgu and a small set of hills containing some 25 hill-tops with Gayāśira or Gayāśira (Brahmayoni) in the south-west &c'. Both are, however, agreed that Gayasiras is part of the ancient Gayā region. Vide S. B E vol. XIII p. 134 n. 1 about Cunnigham's view that गयासीस is the ब्रह्मयोनि hill near Gayā.