History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c93.520

v7.c93.520

It has already been stated above (p. 1228) that there are four kinds of vidhis of which viniyogavidhi is one. This last conveys the relation between a religious act as principal (*śeṣin* or *aṅgin*) and²¹⁴⁶ its auxiliaries (*aṅgas*). This is the concern of the third chapter of the P. M. S., which first defines 'śeṣa', states why it is called 'śeṣa', how it is employed in religious acts, what are the means of determining the relation of śeṣa to śeṣin and the comparative strength of each of the means.