History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c93.338

v7.c93.338

Apart from the Veda and smṛtis the Pūrvamīmāṁsā relies upon or refers to *loka* or *lokavat* (usage of the ordinary people) for elucidation. For example, I. 2. 20, I. 2. 29, II. 1. 12 (Lokavat), IV. 1.6 ‘tathā ca lokabhūteṣu’ meaning ‘lokepi’), VI. 2. 16 (loke karmāṇi vedavat-tatoṣdhipuruṣajñānam), VI. 5. 34 (na bhakti-tvād-eṣā hi loke), VI. 8. 26 (yāñcā-krayaṇam-avidyamāne lokavat), VII 4. 11 (Liṅgahetutvād-aliṅge laukikaṁ syāt), VIII 2. 22 (payo vā tat-pradhānatvāl-lokavad-dadhnas-tadarthatvāt) gives the illustration that in order to solidify milk a little of curds is enough; VIII. 4. 6, (na laukikānāṁ &c. where ‘laukikānāṁ’ means ‘lokānām’); X. 3.44 (śabdārthaścāpi lokavat), X. 3. 51, X. 6. 8, X. 7. 66 (Lokavat, Śabara saying ‘Yathā matsyān na payasā samaśnīyāt), XI. 1. 23, 26, 62. Śabara himself uses the word ‘Laukikanyāya’ in bhāṣya on PMS III. 4. 13 (evam varṇyamāne laukikayāyānugataḥ sūtrārtho varṇi-to bhaviṣyati’ p. 926).²⁰⁴¹