History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c93.358

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²⁰⁵¹ On I 3. 2 Śabara says 'ये दृष्टार्थास्ते तत एव प्रमाण ये त्वदृष्टार्थास्तेषु वैदिकशब्दानुमानम्।'. The तन्त्रवा on this says 'उपपन्नतरं चैतद् वेदवाक्यानुमानत.। दृष्टे हि सत्यदृष्टस्य कल्पना निष्प्रमाणिका।' (p. 186). Vide H. of Dh vol. III. p. 837 n. 1628. It appears that कुमारिल thought that Śabara stated his case as merely a counter blast and his own opinion is that a smṛti text which has a visible purpose may still be Vedamūla.