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Adhik. /. Silt, i.] SRI-BHASHYA. 3. genitive of the word Brahman, has (here) the objective significance, in accordance with the special rule-"The genitive followed by a word having a krit affix is used to denote the agent or the object." [Panini. II. 3. 65.]. Even if the genitive is taken as expressing relation in general", the objective significance (of the genitive) is well established (here), because the desire to know requires an object. Yet again, because what is made out by the direct denotative power (of the genitive in accordance with Panini. II. 3. 65.) is more acceptable than what is obtained by a process of inference (in accordance with Panini. II. 3. 50., where the genitive is declared to be capable of expressing relation in general) - the genitive (here) has to be understood in the objective significance. It should not be supposed that because there is the rule " The genitive prescribed specially for particular words is not to be compounded" [Panini. II. 2. 10. Vartika.'], this genitive in the objective significance, (being one such), is prohibited from being compounded (with other words); for, there is the rule of counter-exception (to this), viz. " The genitive, with a krit following, is to be compounded." [Panini. II. 2. 9. Vartika.]

By the word Brahman is denoted the Highest Person who is, by nature, devoid of all evil, and is possessed of hosts of auspicious qualities, which are innumerable and unsupassed in excellence. For, everywhere (i. e. in all contexts) the word Brahman is seen to derive its meaning from the

8. See Paniini III. I. 93. Kridatih. a. A'ril is an affix used to form nouns

Whenever a rule affecting a root ob- from roots. And a word ending with

tains scope for its operation, then the a A'rit affix (A'ridanta) is also called

affix which it' applied to that root in a A'rit. The woi d Jijflasa is a vei-

accordance with that rule, and is other bal noun and is taken to be a A'rit

than verbal personal affixes such as here.

mi, si, tt, is called a A'ril. Generally, y. See rCinini. II. 3. 50.