Sambodhi 2007 Vol 31

Author(s): J B Shah
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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as ten commentaries and several translations are available on this work, that not only shows its popularity and authenticity but also it depicts how the traditional intellectuals in 20th century took up the work seriously carrying the trend forward. It is unfortunate rather irony that some of the modern scholars think that the traditional scholarship died in 18th or 19th century, nothing new emerged after that, without knowing the significant contributions of the latter period. Here it is an attempt to end the myth and presenting the vibrating traditional intellectualism that is being carried on uninterrupted till this date. This will be just a case study on the śastric trends in 20th Century. Before we attempt on exploring the first sentence of Vyutpattivāda as a case study on the 20th century scholarship, it would be worth mentioning the commentarial literature and bibliographic information available on it.
The Commentaries on Vyutpattivāda available are as follows:
i) Kṛṣṇabhatti
by
Kṛṣṇabhatta (19th C)
ii) Gūḍhārthatattvāloka by
Śrī Dharmadatta (Bacca) Jha (20th C)
iii) Prakāśa
by
Śrī Lakṣmīnātha Jha (20tl C)
iv) Dipikā
by
Śrī Śivadatta Miśra
(20th
v) Arthadipikā
by
Śrī Śaśinātha Jhā
vi) Jayā
by
vii) Śāslrārthakalā
by
viii) Ādarśa
by
ix) Naukā
by
x) Tarani
by
The date of these authors of the commentaries on Vyutpattivada can be fixed exactly with details of their life and work. However, I do not want to go into details. of that because, the present paper intends to explore their minds rather than their personal life. These apart, Pt. Rama Prasad Tripathi, a foremost grammarian of 20th century has given a fair treatment of the theories and principles on sabdabodha in a paper entitled Vyutpattivada itself, published in 'Nyāya-Satram". Pt. Gopal Mishra has also published Vyutpattivada (Prathamākāraka Pub. by Rajasthani Granthāgāra, Jodhapur) recently that assesses the doctrines on Sabdabodha. Dr. V. P. Bhatta (Pune) has brought out the translation and study on
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Jayadeva Miśra
(20 C)
Śrī Veņimādhava Śāstrī(20' C)
Śrī Sudarśana Śāstrī (20th C)
Śrī Khuddi Jha (20th C)
Śrī Ugrānanda Jha (20th C)