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the Buddhist literature there has been a text bearing the name 'Sarvārthasiddhi'-where chronological relationship with the present Sarvārthasiddhi is however unknown. But as regards the Vārtikas this much is certain that in the Indian literature there once ensued the age of Vārtikas and then numerous works bearing the name Vārtika were composed within the fold of different sects and on different topics. The influence of the same is observable on the name assigned to the present Vārtikas on Tattvärtha. Thus Akalanka named his commentary Tattvärthavārtika'-which is famous as Rājavārtika,' And that Vidyānanda's commentary on, Tattvārtha is named 'Ślokavārtika' in imitation of Kumarila's 'Ślokavārtika' admits of no doubt whatsoever.
TATTVĀRTHA SŪTRA
Akalanka's 'Rājavārtika' on Tattvärthasūtra and Vidyananda's 'Ślokavārtika' on the same-both these texts have for their basis the very Sarvārthasiddhi. Had Akalanka not had Sarvārthasiddhi at his disposal his Rājavārtika would not have had the excellent form it actually has and had not Vidyānanda had Rājavārtika for his basis his Ślokavārtika too would not have exhibited the excellence it actually does-this much is certain. Though both Rājavārtika and Ślokavārtika are indebted to Sarvärthasiddhi-either directly or through intermediaries-they are definitely more developed than the latter. Like Uddyotakara's 'Nyayavārtika' Tattvärthavārtika is in prose while like Kumārila's 'Ślokavārtika', Dharmakirti's 'Pramāṇavārtika' and Sarvajñatmamuni's 'Sankṣepasarīrakavārtika' 'Ślokavārtika' is in verse. As compared to Kumarila, a speciality of Vidyananda is that he has himself composed also a commentary on his verse-vārtika. Though almost the whole of Sarvärthasiddhi is incorporated within the body of Rajavārtika the latter is possessed of so much novelty and brilliance that even when read side by with Sarvārthasiddhi it gives no impression of being a repetitive performance. Thus all the special sentences taken from Sarvärthasiddhi of Pujyapādawho was an expert in coining definitions-have been turned into
1. In the Sankhya literature too there was a text named Rājavārtika.
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| SR No. | 006796 |
| Book Title | Tattvartha Sutra |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Sukhlal Sanghavi, K K Dixit |
| Publisher | L D Indology Ahmedabad |
| Publication Year | 2000 |
| Total Pages | 596 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English, Tattvartha Sutra, & Tattvarth |
| File Size | 10 MB |