Sarkar, Kishori Lal: The Mimansa rules of interpretation as applied to Hindu law (Calcutta, 1909)

Four Sub-
divisions of
Class II.

2 86 THE FIFTH LECTURE.
question raised as to its import, and the case becomes
one of Sruti. *
Section III. Maxims bearing on the Construction of
Sentences and Text$.
Maxims of this class include those 'which relate to
the'principles of distinguishing netween obligatory texts
and non-obligatory or quasi-obliga.tory texts. These
have been to a great extent discussed in Lecture III, in
connection with the topic of the application of texts.
Those maxims which specially relate to the interpreta-
tion of the Smriti law and usage law are also included
in this class. t These have been pretty fully dealt with
in Lecture IV, which is specially devoted to the subject.
Then again the maxims regarding negative Vidhis and
conflicts of texts have been separately arranged as class
III which will be the subject of the next Lecture.
Leaving out these several groups of maxims regarding
texts and sentences the rest may be sub-divided under
the following groups.
Group A'. Maxims of strict construction of texts and
sentences ; that is, those which are mainly of the nature
of the Sruti construction.
Group B. Maxims of construction of texts And
sentences by context; that is, those which are chiefly of
the character of Linga.
Group C. Maxims involving grammatical construction
as relating to the Vakya principle.
Group D. Maxims of a somewhat free construction
of texts and sentences ; that is, those which proceed
more or less on the lines of Prakarana principle.