Book Title: Mahavidya Vidambanam
Author(s): Bhatta Vadindra, Bhuvansundarsuri, Mangesh Ramkrishna Telang
Publisher: Central Library
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Mallinátha in his commentary of Tarkikaraksha in giving the source of the said definition says that it is from Udayana's work. He seems to have mistaken Lakshanamálá for Udayana's Lakshanávali. For, the said definition is not to be found in Lakshanávali.
3 gangi_This work of Śiváditya Misra was so long unknown. My friend Mr. T. M. Tripathi kindly sent his manuscript of it to me for reference. It consists of 8 leaves but unfortunally the first leaf is lost. The colophon runs as follows:- Efa forefraifecafarfar igausi F411". The manuscript is almost unintelligible owing to very bad mistakes conmitted by the copyist from the beginning to the end. The subject of the book seems to be the refutation of the view of the Mîmánsakas about Hetu (cause). Had not the first leaf been lost, the Maunscript would have perhaps furnished some more information about Sivaditya. In this book Sivaditya has alluded to two of his works which were not hitherto known even by name. They are Upadhi. vártika? and Arthápatti-vártika”. Whether these two treatises are separate books or form parts of a larger work cannot be decided at present, as the manuscripts of these works have not yet come to light. It may also be mentioned here that Śivaditya Miśra quotes a verse under the name of Máyánandanikára? (Mánánandini-kára ?) in the Hetukhandana. Nothing is at present known about this author or his work from which the verse has been quoted by Sivaditya. It is likely that the copyist may have committed a mistake even in transcribing the name of the author as it sounds rather strange to the ear.
The following verse is quoted by Vádîndra under the name of Sivaditya Miśra:
"पक्षतद्भिन्नवृत्तित्वरहितत्वानुरञ्जितः। धर्मः साध्यवतः साध्यो मेयत्वात्प्रतिभाक्षये ॥"
महाविद्यावि. पृ. ७४
1 fatacat qurataifanescaferaft upang (?) Falcalfea (?) gatan 39113वार्तिके।
Manuscript of Hetukbandana leaf 2 2 तथा च अस्मदापत्तिवार्तिके
सामान्यमानं च विशेषमानं तन्मीयमानं च विरुध्यमानम् । करोति पञ्चादविरुद्धमानं सामान्यमानस्य च यो विरोधः ॥
Manuscript of Hetukhandana leaf 8 3 arife Arrefarr:
यत्र सामान्यतो दृष्टं विशेषे प्रतिहन्यते । प्रमाणयोर्विरोधेन तनापत्तिरिष्यते ॥
Manuscript of Hetukhandana leal 8
Aho! Shrutgyanam
