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5. The Romance in Greece and India . 365
6. The Hexameter and Indian Metre . -37° XVIII. Theories of Poetry . .... 372
t. The Beginnings of Theory on Poetry . 37a
2. The Early Schools of Poetics . . . 375
3. The Doctrine of Dhvani . . 386
4. The Critics and Supporters of the Doctrine of
Dhvani ..... 391
PART III. SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE
XIX. The Origin and Characteristics of the Scientific
Literature ..... 403
1. The Origin of the Castras . . . 403
2. The Characteristics of the Scientific Literature 406 XX. Lexicography and Metrics . . .412
1. The Origin and Characteristics of Sanskrit
Lexicography . . . . .412
2. The Extant Lexica .... 413
3. Treatises on Metre .... 415
4. The Metres of Classical Poetry . . 417 XXI. Grammar ...... 422
1. The Beginnings of Grammatical Study . 422
2. Panini and his Followers . . . 423
3. The Later Schools . . . . 431
4. Grammars of Prakrit .... 433 XXII. Civil and Religious Law (Dharmacastra) . . 437
1. The Origin of the Dharmacastras . -437
2. The Smrti of Manu .... 439
3. The Later Smrtis .... 445
4. The Digests of Law' .... 448 XXIII. The Science of Politics and Practical Life (Artha-
castra, Nlticastra) .... 450
1. The Origin of the Arthacastra . . . 450
2. The Content and Form of the Kautiliya Artha-
castra ...... 452
3. The Authenticity of the Arthacabtra . . 458
4. Later Treatises ..... 462 5- Ancillary Sciences .... 464
