बार्हस्पत्य सूत्र / अर्थशास्त्र (महर्षि बृहस्पति - प्राचीन दण्डनीति, राजधर्म एवं कूटनीति सटीक)

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or with the Atharvaveda Parishishtas, which contain
undoubtedly ancient matter along with strange lexico-
graphical and grammatical features (e.g. homayet and
even namaskaret ; see the edition by Negelein and
Bolling, Leipzig 1909–10, index). They belong to the
backwaters of priestly studies preserved in Southern
India, when the general interest was transferred to
such subjects as Nyâya, Vedânta, law, and grammar.
A Ms. of the work seems to be recorded as in private
possession in South India (see Oppert’s ‘List,’ vol. 1. No.
4642).* This ms. has not been procurable; but by the
kindness of Prof. Rangâchârya, late Curator of the
Government Oriental MSS. Library in Madras, I have
been favoured with a Devanâgarî copy of another ms.,
which is under his charge. Upon this (M) I have based
the text, recording the slight variants of the Royal
Asiatic Society’s Whish ms. (W—noted in Winternitz’s
catalogue under No. 160 (3), p. 219). Both originals are
in Grantha character, and they derive not remotely
from a common source.¹ The punctuation follows
almost invariably the Madras copy : the numbering of
the Sûtras has been added.
As the treatise is definitely : a Sûtra, a commentary
must have been designed. Does a copy exist, perhaps
under Oppert’s I. No. 6961 Bârhaspatya-sûtra-tîkâ
(no longer traceable) ? It might contain something

• There is another ms. of the work with Shri Pandit
  T. Ganapati Shastri of Travancore. He writes to me in his
  letter dated 22nd Dec. 1920 thus--‘As desired in your letter, I
  shall arrange on receipt of your printed forms of Bârhaspatya
  to note down the variants.’ These I have not yet received. B. Datta.

1. Whether. this common source was the actual Madras ms.