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treatise, based on the Bhimya. Kumärila was living in the 7th century A. D.
The Nyāyasudhi of Bhatta Somešvara is the most important commentary on the Tantra vårttika, and it is the only one preserved in this library (Nos. 6786-91). Someśvara was the son of one Mådhava, but who this Mādbaya is, is not known at present. It has been suggested in certain quarters that he might have been the famous commentator on the Vedas,---Sayapa,--but that is not plausible. The N yāyasudha is otherwise known as Rånaka.
Apnambhatta, the author of the most popular manual of Nyāya, Tarkasangraha, is the author of a further commentary on the Nyåyasudha-called Rāņakojjivani (Nos. 6792-96). For further details regarding Annambhatta, refer to the Introduction to Vol, XI.
The l'upţikā of Kumärila Bhatta is a continuation of the Tantravārttika, but here the author condenses his remarks and has made them as short as possible. It extends from the IV oh chapter and goes on to the X[Ith. Though no Ms. copy of that work is available in this library, two commentaries on the Taptiki are preserved and they are :
i, Tantraratna (Nos. 6800-6802) - By Pārthagärathimiếraa writer who belonged probably to the 10th century A. D. and
ii. Värttikābharana (Nos. 6792-1799)-by Venkatespara DIkşita, son of the famous Govinda Dīkşita, Minister to Ragha. nātha Nayaka of Tanjore. For other particolare regarding Venkateśvara, see Introduction to Vols. IV and V.
PĀRTHASĀRATHIMISRA.
Two independent works of this writer are preserved in this
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