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INTRODUCTION
The present work Sanmati is technically called a Prakarana. The commentator mentions this work as a Prakarana even from the very beginning. The meaning of Prakarana is this:
A Prakarana is a work which is either written in verse or in prose, and it has for its subject-matter only one important topic.
Name of the Comm.: From the mention occuring at the end of every chapter of the commentary, it is obvious that the commentator named his own commentary as Tattva-Bodha-Vidhayinî. The commentator himself has used the word Vṛtti instead of Tika for his commentary on the text of Sanmati. From the stray information that we gather about this commentator Abhayadeva, it seems that the name of Abhayadeva was connected mainly with the work 'Vada-Mahārņava'. After giving serious thought to this question we are convinced that the word VadaMahārņava occuring in connection with Abhayadeva is only other name given to his present commentary 'TattvaBodha-Vidhāyini'. This second name 'Vada-Mahārṇava'1 in course of time, came to be given to Tattva- BodhaVidhayini by scholars writing panegyrics on Abhayadeva. The present commentary is really a 'Vada-Mahārṇava', i. e. "An ocean of discussions" our decision on this point is mainly based on the following three arguments:
1. Whenever the mention of the works of Abhayadeva occurs, this present voluminous commentary Tattva-Bhodha- Vidhayinī has never been referred 1 See p. 107 notes 2 and 3, and p. 108 note 1.
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