History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c99.132

v7.c99.132

*Arthavādas* (*vide* Anuvāda, Guṇavāda) 1238-1244; all A. are not commendatory, some remove doubts also as about *śarkarā* 1240, are the second great division of Vedic texts and are dealt with in P. M. Sūtra I 2, 1238, are scattered over the several chapters of P M. Sūtra 1283, are the *śeṣa* (auxiliary) of vidhis in the Brāhmaṇa texts 1263, constitute the largest part of the Veda, particularly of Brāhmaṇa texts 1243; examples of, cited 1238-39, four kinds of viz *nindā*, *praśaṁsā*, *parakṛti* *purākalpa*, according to Mīmāṁsā paribhāṣā, Vāyupurāṇa, Nyāyasūtra and examples, 1241-42, Smṛtis abound in A. illustrated, 1242-43, some Vedic passages contain words like 'hi' (meaning 'because'), the conclusion being that such passages (called 'hetuvan nigadas') are also commendatory 1239-1240, three kinds of A. viz. guṇavāda, anuvāda, bhūtārthavāda, exemplified 1240-41.