Sambodhi 1984 Vol 13 and 14

Author(s): Dalsukh Malvania, Ramesh S Betai, Yajneshwar S Shastri
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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BHATTI AS QUOTED IN THE DURGHATAVRTTI'
Nilanjana S. Shah
The Durghiatavrtti! is not unknown to the students of Sanskrit: grammar. It is written by Saraṇadeva, the castern grammarian, who flourished in the twelfth century. This vşlti discusses the difficult usages in the Mahākavyas of Asvaghoşa, Kalidasaa Bharavi and Bhatt etc. from the grammatical point of view. It also refers to the odd usages in the dramas of Kalidasa, Bhavabliūti,, Bhatta Nārāyana, Murail'etc
** This vịtti first discusses in detail how a particular usage seems incompatible according to a particular sūtra of Pāṇini and then afterwards justifies it on the basis of other grammatical devices based on Pāṇinian grammar.
It is very important froni the viewpoint of Sanskrit grammar, as Saranadeva has noted many opinions of Maitreya rakṣita on important grammatical points. Some of these views are not found even in his only available work, Dhatupradipa. Sanskrit scholars are under the obligation of Saranadeva, for preserving many view points of Bhagavrttikāra, Anunyāsakāra and of some unknown grammarians such as Srikantha, Vallabha, Somanandi etc.
From the point of view of the classical literature also, this yrtti is important, because it seems to have preserved the original readings of the usages discussed therein. Even the learned commentators like Mallitātha prefer to accept the readings wliichi arc grammatically correct and leave aside the doubtful readings. In these circumstances, this vftti can be useful in correcting the text of the works mentioned therein. particularly Bhaltikavya, because it discusses maximum usages (70). Irom Bhattikävya,
This vrtři discusses the usages pertaining to Atmanepada.. Kāraka, Samāsas, Bhyādiprakaraņa, Taddhitas, Krdantas, Acsandhi, Halasandhi etc,
The various devices by which all these usages are justified are discussed here.
Śarañadeva has justified the following usages on the basis of Pāṇini's Sütras, other than tliose with which the usages seem incompatible.
Paper read at 32nd Session of the All India Oriental Conference, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, November 6-8, 1985.