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________________ CANDRANANDA'S. DATE Ashok Aklujkar, Dept. of Asian Studies University of British Columbia, VOICA E, BC Muni Sri Jambuvijayaji (1961) has earned the gratitude of the students of Indian philosophy, particularly of the students of the Vaisesika system, by publishing a highly useful and learned edition of Candrananda's commentary (Vrtti) on the Vaisesika-sutras. However, for want of evidence, neither he (pp. 12-13 of the Sanskrit introduction) nor Professor Anantalal Thakur (pp. 22-23), who has contributed a scholarly introduction to the volume, has been able to determine Candrananda's date any more precisely than saying that Candrananda followed Uddyotakara (fifth or sixth century A. D.). I would, therefore, like to point out that there is evidence to suppose that tenth century A. D. is the lower limit of Candrananda's life-time. The following passages are obviously quoted from his Vrtti by Helaraja (3.6*2-3; Subramania Iyer's edition pp. 210-211), who was In all probability a senior contemporary of Abhinava-gupta (Charudeva Shastri 1930:652-653; Subramania Iyer 1963:xi), the famous philosopher and poetician unanimously assigned to tenth century A. D. by scholars: (a) dii[sic. dig)-11ngavisesad visesa-lingabhavac calka dig iti Kanadah. Cp. dig-lingavisesad visesa-lingabhavac caika dig ity arthah. (Candrananda2*2*14 p. 18). ot
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________________ (b) tatha oe ta [= Kanadah] evam ahuh "aditya-samprayogad bhuta-purvad bhave;yato bhutac ca prac (Vaisesika-sutra 2'2*14) iti. savitur ahar[sic. Omit]-ahar-adau yena prakalpita-dik-pradesena samyogo 'bhud bhavati bhavisyati va tasmad aditya-samprayogat praciti vyapadesah, praga[sic. praJncaty ata [adityam] iti krtva. Cp. savitur aharadau yena kalpita-dik-pradesena samyogo 'bhud bhavati bhavisyati . va tasmad aditya-samyogat'praci' iti vyapadesah prancaty ata adityam iti. (Candrananda on 2.2.16, which is the same as the sutra cited by Helaraja, the number 14 (in the place of 16) being that of the Upaskara recension; p. 19). (c) tatha 'daksina-praticy-udici ca' [sic. 'tatha daksina praticy udici ca'] (Vaisesika-sutra 2*2*15) iti sutram. tasmad [sic. asmad, reading of manuscripts C and N consulted by Subramania Iyer] evaditya-samyogad pratipandi[sic. daks Cinadi, contextually appropriate reading of manuscripts A, D, and H consulted by Subramania Iyer)-vyapadesah. cp. asmad eveditya-samprayogad daksinadi-vyapadesan. (Candrananda on 2.2.17, which is the same as the sutra quoted by Helaraja, the number 15 (in the place of 17) being that of the Upaskara recension; p. 19). (a) anenaiva ca prakarena purva-daksinadiny antaralarupany api dig-antarani vyakhyatanity uktam sutram 'etena dig-antarani vyakhyatani' (Valbesika-sutra 2.2.16) Iti. Cp.. anenaiva prakarena purva-daksinadini dig-antarani vyakhyatani. (Candrananda on 2.2.18, which is the same as the sutra quoted by Helaraja, the number 16 (in the place of 18) being that of
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________________ the the Upaskara recension; p. 19). Furthermore, a quotation the source of which is not known so far, pran-nukho 'nnani bhunjita, is found to be common to works of both Helaraja (3*6*19 p. 225) and Candrananda (6*2.2 p. 48). On the basis of the evidence noted above, Candrananda's date must now be placed between fifth or sixth century A. D. and tenth century A. D. REFERENCES Charudeva Shastri. 1930. "Bhartphari: a Critical Study with Special Reference to the vakyapadiya and its commentaries," Proceedings and Transactions of the Fifth Indian Oriental Conference. Vol. I. Pp. 630-665. Lahore. (Ed.) Jambuvijayaji. Vaisesika-sutra of Kanada with the Commentary of Candrananda. Gaekwad's Oriental Series No. 136. Baroda. Subramania Iyer, K. A. 1963. (Ed.) Vakyapadiya of Bhartrhari with the commentary of Helaraja, Kanda III, Part 1. Deccan College Monograph Series No. 21. Poona. A