14 The most ancient Grammar of the Vedas. [Jan, 



rules which are to be observed during instructions in certain parts of 

 the ceremonial Vrh, Arany. II. 6 ; VI. 6. 



7. Kdrydpa quoted by Pan. VIII. 4, 67. 



8. Kdnva. 



III. In the third Praticakhya we find the following names : — 



1 . Agniverya. Pangana tikakitavas and Garga. Vrh. Ar. II. 6. 



2. Agnivecydjana. Do. and Aitsr. Arany. V, 3, 3 (vide at II. 6.) 



3. Atreya. 



4. Bhdradvdja mentioned by Pan. VII. 2, 63. Vrh. Ar. II. 6. 



IV. 6. 



5. Caitdyana. 



6. Cdnkhdyana. Gana garga. 



7. Gautama. Vrh. Ar. II. 6. IV. 6. Acval. crautasu. I, 3; II. 6; 



V. 6. 



8. Kdndamdyana. 



9. Kauhaliputra. 



10. Kaindinya. 



11. MdcdMja. 



12. Paushkarasddi. Pan. gana Taulvali and Jask. 



13. Pldkshi. 



14. Pldkshdyana. 



15. Sankritya gana Garga Vrh. Ar. II. 6. 



16. Ukhya. 



17. Vdlmiki. 



18. Vdtsapra, 



19. Vdtabhikdra. 



20. Hdnta* 



It is superfluous to observe here that those of these names, to which 

 there is no special reference, belong for the most part to the Vedaic 

 literature, and if, in Indian history, every important epoch is charac- 

 terized by a number of peculiar proper names, we may reckon those 

 here mentioned as belonging to the more ancient epoch. By a reference 



* To complete the whole we may here enumerate all the other grammarians or commen- 

 tators mentioned in the Nirukta: — 1. Aupamanyava;2. Audumbarayana; 3. Agruyana; 

 4. Aurnavabha ; 5. Carma^iras ; 6. Catabalaksha ;7. Ciikatayana ; 8. Cakapuni ; 9. Gar 

 gya;10. Galava; 11. Kacchakya; 12. Kautsa ; 13. Kraushtuki; 14. Maudgalya ; 15. 

 Sthaulashthivi ; 16. Taitiki 17. Varshyayana. 



