काव्यमीमांसा (महाकवि राजशेखर - कवि-रहस्य एवं देश-विभाग सटीक)

SECOND ADHYĀYA 131
ll. 18-22. अपौरुषेयम्। A Śāstra is considered Apauruṣeya
when it cannot be attributed to any author by tradition, and
Pauruṣeya when it can be traditionally attributed to a particular
author. This kind of Apauruṣeyabhāva has been predicated with
reference to the Vedas by the authors of the Pūrvamīmāṁsā but
the Naiyāyikas do not consider the Vedas to be Apauruṣeya. The
authorship of the Vedas is attributed by them to Īśvara who
represents a Puruṣa.
सा च etc. Though there are several definitions of the Vedas,
the one given here as मन्त्रब्राह्मणे—seems to be the earliest. Āpa-
stamba, one of the early Sūtrakāras of the Yajurveda gave the
same definition in a somewhat different wording, as 'मन्त्रब्राह्मणयो-
र्वेदनामधेयम्। (Āpas. śrau. sūtra. 24. 1–31).
विवृत etc. This is a definition of Mantra. The chief function
of the Mantra is to remind the performers of the different
ceremonies to be performed. विवृतं ज्ञापितं क्रियातन्त्रं क्रियाप्रयोगः यैस्ते ।
There are three kinds of Mantras used in Vedic rites, namely,
स्मारक, क्रियमाणानुवादि and अनुमन्त्रणमन्त्राः, and these Mantras remind the
priests of the rites to be performed, already performed and of those
things that are connected with ceremonies they are performing.
Mīmāṁsakas, therefore, define Mantras as प्रयोगसमवेतार्थस्मारका मन्त्राः ।
Jaimini, however, in one of his Sūtras defines the Mantra as तच्चोदकेषु
मन्त्राख्या (II–1–32), meaning that those portions of the Vedas only
are called Mantras which are traditionally known by that name.
Āpastamba's definition of Mantra is ब्राह्मणादन्ये मन्त्राः । Ibid 24–1–84).
मन्त्राणां etc. The Brāhmaṇa portion of the Vedas chiefly
shows the connection of the Mantras with different rites according
to the injunction of the Vedas, and each such injunction is
always accompanied by some explanation either for praising or
denouncing the particular ceremony. These explanations are
called Arthavādas. Āpastamba defines the Brāhmaṇa portion of
the Vedas as कर्मचोदना ब्राह्मणानि. Ibid 24–1–32.
स्तुतिनिन्दाव्याख्यान is the function of the Arthavādas. For the
definition and classification of the Arthavāda cf. ब्राह्मणशेषोऽर्थवादः ।
निन्दा प्रशंसा परकृतिः पुराकल्पश्च । Ibid 24–1–33.
त्रयी। This order of the three Vedas is found generally, in
early Vedic works. Cf. Āpastambaśrautasūtra 24-1-4. But