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did not know this. And he seems to have been more familiar with
the Bhagavata than with the Bharata. He was in all probability a
southerner, as is suggested by his giving the Tamil and Telugu
equivalents of the word 'bhramaraka' (for a top). He may have
lived not long after the Dikshita himself, but his knowledge of
contemporary literature, or even the ecular literature of other
times, was evidently limited. However, he was in complete
rapport with his original. And a striking example of his non-
sectarian outlook is to be found in his quotation of a definition
(from an unnamed work), which is at least original if not
orthodox. The 'Pashanda', according to this definition, is a
man who claims exclusive truth for his own faith (see p. 93).
15-8-72
N. RAGHUNATHAN.
did not know this. And he seems to have been more familiar with
the Bhagavata than with the Bharata. He was in all probability a
southerner, as is suggested by his giving the Tamil and Telugu
equivalents of the word 'bhramaraka' (for a top). He may have
lived not long after the Dikshita himself, but his knowledge of
contemporary literature, or even the ecular literature of other
times, was evidently limited. However, he was in complete
rapport with his original. And a striking example of his non-
sectarian outlook is to be found in his quotation of a definition
(from an unnamed work), which is at least original if not
orthodox. The 'Pashanda', according to this definition, is a
man who claims exclusive truth for his own faith (see p. 93).
15-8-72
N. RAGHUNATHAN.