336 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. (September, 1915, 
learning. Life and property became insecure. With the 
sible. Thus the land came to be denuded of scholars and of 
the fruits of their brains. 
III. Silapani Upadhyaya. 
Silapani is an honoured name in the Bengal school of law. 
Unfortunately very little authentic is known of him and of his 
works. ‘The object of the present article is to supply some 
reliable information about him, classified under the following 
headings :— 
A. 
His Works. 
B. His Family. 
C. His Time. 
A. HIS WORKS. 
Siilapani wrote both commentaries and original treatises. 
The commentaries are taken up first. 
A. COMMENTARIES. 
(i) The Dipa-kalika. : 
Among the Dharma-sastras, the Y ajnavalkya-samlutn 
ranks next in importance only to the Manu-samhita. Hene r 
was often commented upon. Several of the commentaries were 
deemed nearly as important as the original, e.g., those of Vl* 
varipa, Vijiianesvara (the Mitaksara), Apararka, Silapant, 
the Viramitrodaya, etc. Among them not the least important 
was Siilapani’s Dipa-kalika. It was and is still considered 
among the Gauriyds as influential as the nearly contempi 
raneous commentary of Kulliika Bhatta on the Manu-sambita 
(the Manvartha-muktavali). as" 
This work has not-yet been printed.' It appears t0 ; 
among the very earliest of Silapani’s works. It does i 
mention any of his other works. On the other hand several 0 
them seem to be subsequent amplifications of certain ee 
of this commentary, e.g. the sambandha-vi : ‘ot 
enlargement of the section on marriage (first Adhyay®, an 
5b-9b), the Sraddha-viveka, of the section on funeral ( 
Adhy., 17b-20b), the Prayascitta-viveka, of the section on exP!* 
tions (third Adhy., fols. 60a-73b), and so on. 
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am using the Sanskrit College MS. II, No.78. As - be 
properly described, a brief description is given here. Con TY oak ages 
lowish paper, la to 72b, 17” x 3f”,8 lines to a page, 4 lines oP oe Eerie 
pan Bengali, middle-sized, legible,'on the front pag®* - fol. 24 
oy Ramsharan, 14th September, 1824.” The Ist Adhyay = bi e a4 
line 1, the second Adhy. on fol. 47a, line 1, and third Adh. on 726," 
