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the principal pursuit of man (I, 7). Brhaspati, whose
heretical opinions concerning the authority of the
Veda are quoted in this chapter, is the supposed
author of the LokSyata system. See Brhaspati Sutra
ed. by F. W. Thomas ( Punjab Sanskrit Series No. I).
As regards the various conflicting doctrines of Brhas-
pati and other writers, it should be noted that analogous
discussions are scattered throughout the whole work,
and are mentioned as characteristic of Kautilya’s me-
thod in the Fifteenth Book. 11- BM for
3, 4. The three first Vedas are called the triple
science (trayi)^ and are superior in sanctity to the
Atharva Veds and to the Itihasaveda, i. e., the epics
or epic lore in general, which is elsewhere called a
fifth Veda. 6. snfan’n B. 12. 0<^^rHrBM. The
Dharmasastra has an analogous rule, that mendicants
should not sleep two nights in the same village. See
Gaut. (sqNt) Sh for sjHr. This summary
of rules applicable to all stages in the life of a
Brahman may also be traced to the Dharmasastra.
See Visnusmrti II, 17.
4, 9. The Acaryas are the older teachers of
Polity. 16- The rule of fish consists of the big fish
swallowing the small ones; or of the powerful roasting
the weak, like fish on a spit. See ManuV11, 20; Narada
XVIL 15; Mahabharata XII, 15, 30; Kamasutra p.
21,2 (Yasodhara’s commentary). 18. This passage
has been conjectured bv some scholars to contain a
punning allusion to king Candragupta, the powerful
patron of Kautilya. It seems preferable, however,
to 'give the text its natural meaning. 4, end. The
Vidyasamuddesa, which ends here, is quoted from as
the principal pursuit of man (I, 7). Brhaspati, whose
heretical opinions concerning the authority of the
Veda are quoted in this chapter, is the supposed
author of the LokSyata system. See Brhaspati Sutra
ed. by F. W. Thomas ( Punjab Sanskrit Series No. I).
As regards the various conflicting doctrines of Brhas-
pati and other writers, it should be noted that analogous
discussions are scattered throughout the whole work,
and are mentioned as characteristic of Kautilya’s me-
thod in the Fifteenth Book. 11- BM for
3, 4. The three first Vedas are called the triple
science (trayi)^ and are superior in sanctity to the
Atharva Veds and to the Itihasaveda, i. e., the epics
or epic lore in general, which is elsewhere called a
fifth Veda. 6. snfan’n B. 12. 0<^^rHrBM. The
Dharmasastra has an analogous rule, that mendicants
should not sleep two nights in the same village. See
Gaut. (sqNt) Sh for sjHr. This summary
of rules applicable to all stages in the life of a
Brahman may also be traced to the Dharmasastra.
See Visnusmrti II, 17.
4, 9. The Acaryas are the older teachers of
Polity. 16- The rule of fish consists of the big fish
swallowing the small ones; or of the powerful roasting
the weak, like fish on a spit. See ManuV11, 20; Narada
XVIL 15; Mahabharata XII, 15, 30; Kamasutra p.
21,2 (Yasodhara’s commentary). 18. This passage
has been conjectured bv some scholars to contain a
punning allusion to king Candragupta, the powerful
patron of Kautilya. It seems preferable, however,
to 'give the text its natural meaning. 4, end. The
Vidyasamuddesa, which ends here, is quoted from as