Reality English Translation of Sarvarthasiddhi

Author(s): S A Jain
Publisher: Jwalamalini Trust Chennai

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published several academic books and special mention is to be made of his book on "Shakespeare's conception of ideal women hood" which was acclaimed as the best book and Shri. Jain was considered as an authority on Shakespeare. At that time, in the whole of India only six persons were held as authorities on Shakespeare and Mr. Jain was one amongst them. Quite apart from this literary side his work on "What Jainism has done for the world" was considered to be one of the best English works with thought provoking philosophy of Jainism.
During the course of his tenure in the Pachaiyapas College, he was instrumental in forming the "University Teachers Association".
After leaving Pachaiyapas college he joined as a professor of English in Thiagarajar College, Madurai. He revamped the entire department of English and the reputation of the College has very much heightened.
The management fully appreciated his services and it has inspired the management to start a college for Preceptors and the entire task of opening a new college for Preceptors was entrusted to Shri Jain.
Having entrusted with this new task he displayed originality .and force and being endowed with a clear vision and a tenacious faith, his dreams of starting the college of Preceptors has taken good shape and he was asked to be the first 'Principal of the Theagarajar College of Preceptors in 1956 and he continued as Principal till his retirement in 1963.
His idea of translating the book of SHRI PUJYAPADA'S SARVARTHASIDDHI gained momentum and though well versed in Sanskrit, but to attain masterhood and the translating of a Sanskrit work into English, a language quite foreign, he took special training in studying Sanskrit indepth under the renowned Sanskrit scholar Mr. Subbayia Saştri and both discussed about