Apstambparibhasha Sutram

Author(s): A Mahadev Shastri
Publisher: Government of Mysore

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Sankaracharya, whom S'rí-Rámánujáchárya would not include in his list of the authoritative Vedic interpreters, and before whom may have flourished all those who bore similar names and titles and wrote similar works to those of Kapardisvámin, as S'abarasvámin, the author of the Vhúshya on the Karma-Mímámsá-Sútra of Jaimini, certainly did live before the great Vedantic Teacher. As regards the age of Haradattáchárya, I have, at present, nothing to add to what Dr. Bühler has already said about it in his Preface to the 2nd Edition of A'pastamba's Dharmasútra, where Haradatta is placed by him between 1300 and 1450 A.D.
This edition is based upon the following MSS. :(a) Text of the section with Haradatta’s commentary. (1) F. A Nagarí MS. belonging to Devaya-Díkshita
of Yadatorê in the District of Mysore. Not
very old. (2) 6. A fragmentary MS. written in Telugu character,
obtained in the city of Mysore. (3) T. A paper transcript in Telugu of an older copy
belonging to Mr. Kámáśástri of Madras. (4) 7. Satyavrata Sámaśramin's Devanagari edition. (b) Text of the section with Kapardisvamin's commentary. (5) A Nágarí MS. belonging to the gentleman referred
to under (1). (6) . AT. A Devanagarí MS. of a commentary termed
Kapardisára, which very closely agrees with the commentary as given in (5).
(4) and (6) were received only after half the work had been printed. All the important readings and corrections suggested by these two are given in the accompanying list of Variae Lectiones and corrigenda. But the commentary on the last fifteen sútras as given in the Calcutta Edition has not been availed of in this edition as it is not found in my