A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c17.5

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² “Vātsāyana is another old authority…………….The name occurs in Pánini 4. 1. 73. and probably the author of the Kāmasutras was meant as some of his rules refer to terms chiefly used in the latter. The text has come down to us almost undefiled, showing its great popularity among our ancestors, which is also clear from its commentaries and reference by Dandí, Vámana and other great writers.”—Preface to Barua's “Amarakosha,” preface, xiii.