History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c91.55

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¹⁴⁸³ The great अर्थवादाधिकरण is जै I. 2. 1-18. There are Vedic passages like 'सोऽरोदीद्यदरोदीत्तद्रुद्रस्य रुद्रत्वम्' (तै सं I. 5 1 1), 'स आत्मनो वपामुदक्खिदत्' (तै. सं. II, 1 1), 'देवा वै देवयजनमध्यवसाय दिशो न प्राजानन्' (तै. सं. *(Continued from last page)* VI 1 5 1), 'तरति ब्रह्महत्यां योऽश्वमेधेन यजते' (तै सं V. 3 12 2), 'न पृथिव्या-मग्निश्चेतव्यो नान्तरिक्षे न दिवि । तै सं V. 2 7. The question is are these passages to be taken literally or do they convey any meaning? The reply is. 'विधिना त्वेकवाक्यत्वात् स्तुत्यर्थेन विधीना स्यु ' (जै I 2 7) i. e. they are laudatory and are meant to praise vidhis.