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The position of the Paribhāṣās in the textual order of the Āpastamba Śrautasūtra
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 March 2011
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Controversy continues over the position of the paribhāṣās in the textual order of the Āpastamba Śrautasūtra. The paribhāṣās occupy the first four kaṇḍikās of the 24th Praśna in the printed text edited by R. Garbe. They are regarded by Garbe as a later addition and by Narasimhachar as the initial portion of the Śrautasūtra. This paper examines the validity of their views. From a reassessment of their data combined with further grounds the present author concludes that the position in which the paribhāṣās now appear in the printed text is the original one.
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1 The Śrauta Sūtra of Āpastamba, ed. DrGarbe, Richard, Bibliotheca Indica No. 92, 3 vols. (Calcutta, Asiatic Society, 1882–1902). Except where otherwise specified all references to this Śrautasútra are to this edition.Google Scholar
The following abbreviations will be used in this paper: ĀpŚS: The Āpastamba Śrautasūtra; BŚS: The Baudhāyana Śrautasútra: BhŚS: The Bhāradvāja Śrautasūtra; LŚS: The Lāṭyāyana Śrautasútra; MŚS: The Mánava Śrautasútra.
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