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INTRODUCTION
I. Scope of the Present Edition.
I. I. It is here attempted to collect in a single critical edition all
stanzas ascribed to Bhartyhari, the poet generally credited with having
written three Centuries of Sanskrit epigrams: the nitisatalka [N],
śṛngāraśataka [S] and vairāgyaśataka [V]. A study of the
śatakatraya, MSS shows division into two major recensions, the
northern N and the southern S, which may be subdivided into two
archetypes each, and still further into versions; this convenient division
should not be taken to imply absence of mutual influence. Moreover,
even the accessible N-S-V MSS contain a total of over twice the 300
traditional stanzas while the common portion of all supposed satakatraya
MSS falls well below the 300. Therefore, the stanzas have been divided
here into broad groups, arranged in their likeliest order of authenticity.
Group I contains the 200 ślokas generally found in all sources, and is
further subdivided into into four portions: the first seven being unplaced,
i. e. not definitely belonging to some fixed sataka; the other three sections
are in order what survives of the N, S, and V. The actual position of
any stanza in any major version will be found in the synoptic chart
1. 5; my group I N-S-V follow the order of version A as far as possible,
groups II and III being in alphabetical order.
*
An asterisk on the number (below the line) c. g. 38*, 75*, etc.
of group
I means that it is omitted in some of the codices, hence might
have been assigned to the second group. Group II contains stanzas whose
authenticity there is reason to doubt; but again those with starred numbers
(below the line) e. g. 229* might perhaps be placed in group I. Group
III gives all the stray verses found in single versions, isolated MSS, or
ascribed to Bhartrhari by our anthologists. Group IV is made up of
two palpable forgeries, the Vitavṛtta and Vijanaśataka. Later sections
explain the method of arrangement into groups, as well as for determ-
ination of the the text of each stanza.
First comes
A wavy line below any part of the stanza in groups I-II indicates that
some other readings might have been accepted as original, while starred
readings are those which occur in no source at all, but have been selected
in order to explain the readings actually found. Below the line is given
relevant supplementary information about the stanza.
extra data as to location, omission, or duplication in the sources examined;
then, any changes of order. MSS cited in the apparatus are all of
Bhartṛhari satakas. The variants for each of the four quarters a, b, c, d,
of the stanza are then given separately, it being assumed that, whenever
nothing is reported, all sources in section 1. 4 that contain the śloka
I. Scope of the Present Edition.
I. I. It is here attempted to collect in a single critical edition all
stanzas ascribed to Bhartyhari, the poet generally credited with having
written three Centuries of Sanskrit epigrams: the nitisatalka [N],
śṛngāraśataka [S] and vairāgyaśataka [V]. A study of the
śatakatraya, MSS shows division into two major recensions, the
northern N and the southern S, which may be subdivided into two
archetypes each, and still further into versions; this convenient division
should not be taken to imply absence of mutual influence. Moreover,
even the accessible N-S-V MSS contain a total of over twice the 300
traditional stanzas while the common portion of all supposed satakatraya
MSS falls well below the 300. Therefore, the stanzas have been divided
here into broad groups, arranged in their likeliest order of authenticity.
Group I contains the 200 ślokas generally found in all sources, and is
further subdivided into into four portions: the first seven being unplaced,
i. e. not definitely belonging to some fixed sataka; the other three sections
are in order what survives of the N, S, and V. The actual position of
any stanza in any major version will be found in the synoptic chart
1. 5; my group I N-S-V follow the order of version A as far as possible,
groups II and III being in alphabetical order.
*
An asterisk on the number (below the line) c. g. 38*, 75*, etc.
of group
I means that it is omitted in some of the codices, hence might
have been assigned to the second group. Group II contains stanzas whose
authenticity there is reason to doubt; but again those with starred numbers
(below the line) e. g. 229* might perhaps be placed in group I. Group
III gives all the stray verses found in single versions, isolated MSS, or
ascribed to Bhartrhari by our anthologists. Group IV is made up of
two palpable forgeries, the Vitavṛtta and Vijanaśataka. Later sections
explain the method of arrangement into groups, as well as for determ-
ination of the the text of each stanza.
First comes
A wavy line below any part of the stanza in groups I-II indicates that
some other readings might have been accepted as original, while starred
readings are those which occur in no source at all, but have been selected
in order to explain the readings actually found. Below the line is given
relevant supplementary information about the stanza.
extra data as to location, omission, or duplication in the sources examined;
then, any changes of order. MSS cited in the apparatus are all of
Bhartṛhari satakas. The variants for each of the four quarters a, b, c, d,
of the stanza are then given separately, it being assumed that, whenever
nothing is reported, all sources in section 1. 4 that contain the śloka