History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c93.394

v7.c93.394

While on this subject of the authoritativeness of Smṛtis it would be useful to glance at what Jaimini and particularly Kumārila say about the Vedāṅgas. As regards Śikṣā (Phonetics) Kumārila says that the account given in that work about the organs employed in pronunciation and the rules about Vedic accents have their use in the correct recitation of *mantras*. On the Kalpa-sūtras Jaimini²⁰⁷⁷ has a separate *adhikaraṇa* (I. 3. 11-14). Śabara mentions by name the Maśaka, Hāstika and Kaundinyaka Kalpasūtras and the Tantravārtika draws a distinction between *kalpa* (ritual of Śrauta sacrifices) and Kalpasūtras, and refers by name to eight