[331] iv. 23. मुक्तस्य युक्तस्य of desire, while , blind craving, is the natural con- sequence of desire. The emendation has a doubtful value, however, because it is not supported by any manuscripts inspected, and the addition of “ defeat of" is no very serious strain on the interpretation of the Verse. The context refers to one who is still striving after deliverance, युक्तस्य, and not to one who has already attained it, मुक्तस्य. . In view of the following सः, यः is distinctly the better reading grammati- cally; यत् confuses the prose order and the sense, and does not fit in. The alternative is correct according to modern gram- mar, and the other incorrect, because संशय, with which the pronoun is in apposition, is mascnline and not neuter, 1. 21. यत्सुखं यः सुखं vi. 39. एतन्मे एतम् मे
