Tattva Kaumudi

SR No.: 010561
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Oriental Book Agency Poona
Publisher: Oriental Book Agency Poona
Total Pages: 329
Language: Hindi, Sanskrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari
File Size: 19 MB

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INTRODUCTION
Kärikā of Tilak, we find only four. There is nothing to represent S'akti-To this we reply: Is'varakrşņa has summarised the work of Pancas'ıkha. But in the first place, it is not as yet definite that Şaşțitantra is the work of Pañca s'ikha. Secondly, even if it were so, yet it is not binding upon Is'varkrşņa to give every detail in his summary. The other points raised by Mr. Pathak are covered by the footnote alluded to above. B. Unavailable
(1) Şaştitantra. Something has already been said with regard to the controversy of regarding Pañcas'ıkha or Vārşaganya as the author of Şaştıtantra. Here, the question is examined further. Following are the references to Şaştitantra in Jay.
(a) "ag a great care ia faceta geratu fiiera. ATATTETÜ Faia |: 1" (p. 1). (6) “fragathIAHTEYTTA' şia afecta oronala. 1977, Hargazara I” (p. 7). (c) “Pa are 1:1 Q4791:1 gadu te ofenstgagà ” (p. 56), (d) “qa' frati Coastaa g179T Z 774 i samaraj afe
og gafari Aa & pretui z REUTAT: 1” (p. 68 ). (e)“ oferirea f* ARTIFI" (p 6?) (f) “ 377 Team agarsui: asa a CAIE I” (p. 6'?).
From the above passages, Prof Hiriyanna infers the following facts (See-"Şaştitantra and Vārşaganya", J. O R., April-- June, 1929, pp. 107–112 )-(a) Şaşțitantra has 60 parts, (6) its author is Pancas'ıkha and (c) it deals with 60 topics, and is, therefore, called “Saştitantra". Vārşaganya is not its author, as others think. As regard the verse
गुणानां परमं रूपं न दृष्टिपथमृच्छति ।
यत्त दृष्टिपथं यातं तन्मायेव सुतुच्छकम् ॥ which is quoted in Y. Bh., and Bhāmatī, Vācaspati alludes it to Şasțitantra in Tatt. V., and to Vārşaganya in Bhāmati. On the basis of these two references, people have come to