a, kula and śâkhâ [[48]] is correct and that the first denotes the school, the second the line of teachers, and the third a branch which separated from such a line, it follows that the śâkhâs named in the Kalpasûtra without the mention of a gan
a and kula, must belong to the last preceding gan
a and derive their origin from one of its kulas. Hence the Madhyamâ śâkhâ doubtless was included in the Kautika gana, and an offshoot of one of its kulas, the fourth of which is called Praśnavâhanaka or Panhavâhanaya. The correctness of these inferences is proved by Râjaśckhara's statement regarding his spiritual descent at the end of the Prabandha kosha, which he composed in Vik. sam[postvocalic]
1405. He informs us that he belonged to the Kotika gana, the Praśnavâhana kula, the Madhyamâ śâkhâ, the Harshapurîya gachha and the Maladhâri samtâna, founded by the illustrious Abhayasûri.
For the last words of l. 2 I do not dare to propose an emendation; I merely note that the gift seems to have consisted of pillars, thabâni, i. e. stambhâh[postvocalic].
4. The Kotiya gana seems finally to be mentioned in pl. xiii, No. 2, where the copy of line 1, 2nd side may be corrected as,--
Siddha--sa 5 he 1 di 10 + 2 asyâ purvvâye Kot
(iya).
L. 1. Sa 40 + 7 gra 2 di 20 etasyâ purvvâye Vâran
e gan