365bet

Nyaya-Vaisheshika categories (Study)

by Diptimani Goswami | 2014 | 61,072 words

This page relates ‘Commentaries on Tarkasamgraha� of the study on the Nyaya-Vaisheshika categories with special reference to the Tarkasangraha by Annambhatta. Both Nyaya and Vaisesika are schools of ancient Indian Philosophy, and accepted in their system various padarthas or objects of valid knowledge. This study investigates how the Tarkasamgraha reflects these categories in the combined Nyayavaisesika school.

Go directly to: Footnotes.

The Commentaries on ղ첹ṃg

There are about twenty five commentaries both traditional and modern on this treatise which undoubtedly establishes the importance of ղ첹ṃg.

ղ첹ī辱 or ī辱

ī辱 is the most popular and easily understandable commentary of ղ첹ṃg. This commentary was written by the author himself. This commentary can be considered as a revised and enlarged edition of the ղ첹ṃg. ԲԲṃbṭṭ includes corrections in some places of the commentary. Somewhere, he introduces new topics in this commentary. It can be assumed that after composing ղ첹ṃg ԲԲṃbṭṭ faced some opposition from his opponents showing the lacuna in his work. Hence, he tried to give answer to all these oppositions in his own commentary, i.e. ī辱. Thus, it is seen that after defining ṇa as ⲹԾⲹٲܰṛtپٱ, he adds Բⲹٳ󾱲ܲԲⲹٱ sati in the ī辱. Without this addition the definition of ṇa remains defective. There are many other such cases where ԲԲṃbṭṭ defended his own words by supplying some explanatory terms or sentences in the ī辱. For the study of ղ첹ṃg, the necessity of ī辱 cannot be overestimated. There are many commentaries written on ī辱 which testify to the popularity of both ղ첹ṃg and ī辱.

ⲹǻ󾱲ī

After the ղ첹ī辱ṭīkā, ⲹǻ󾱲ī is the popular commentary on ղ첹ṃg. The writer of this commentary is Govardhanācārya as is found in the maṃgalācaraṇa-sloka.[1] This commentary does not possess any special character. The author discusses some topics elaborately and leaves out others. The commentary is not an easy one and as such Bodas and Athalye opine that this treatise is suitable for advanced students.[2]

Other Commentaries on ղ첹ṃg are:

1. ղ첹ṃgdīpikā by the author of ղ첹ṃg himself
2. ⲹǻ󾱲ī by Govardhanamiśra
3. ԳٲԻǻ岹ⲹ by Śrikṛsnadhurjaṭidīḳsita.
4. ʲ岹ṛtⲹ by Candrajasiṃha
5. ղ첹ṃgtattvaprakāśa by ī첹ṇṭ
6. Nirukti or ʲṭṭ󾱰峾ṭi貹ṇ� by ʲṭṭ󾱰峾 or Mādhavapadābhirāma
7. ղ첹ṃgvākyārthanirukti by unknown author
8. ղ첹ṃgcandrikā by Mukundabhaṭṭa ḍgī
9. ղ첹ṃgvyākhyā or ⲹṛtپ by Meruśāstrī Goḍvole
10. ղ첹ṃgṭīkā by Anantanārāyaṇa
11. ղ첹󲹱 by Kṣamākalyāṇa
12. ٳ󲹱ܱǻ󾱲ī by Govardhanāraṅgācārya
13. ղ첹ṃgṭīkā by Gaurīkānta
14. Nirukti by Jagannāthaśastri
15. ⲹǻ󾱲ī by Śuklaratnanātha
16. ղ첹ṃgṭīkā by 峾ٳ
17. ղ첹ṃgtaranginī by Vindhyesvarīprasāda
18. ղ첹ṃgṭīkā by վśٳ
19. ղ첹Ի or ʰ by ղⲹٳ ḍgī
20. ղ첹ṃgṭīkā by ᲹԳܳԲ, son of ղ
21. ղ첹ṃgvyākhyā by ѳܰ
22. ղ첹ṃgDZ貹Բ by unknown author
23. ղ첹ṃgṭīkā, by unknown author
24. ղ첹ṃgsaṃktu by unknown author
25. ⲹԻ by unknown author

There are also many Commentaries on ղ첹ī辱: These are

1. ī첹ṇṭprakāśikā by ī첹ṇṭśāstin
2. 鲹ܻīⲹ� by Ramarudrabhaṭṭa
3. ṛsṃhś or ṛsṃhⲹ by ṃh
4. ʲṭṭ󾱰峾prakāśikā by unknown author
5. 첹ǻ岹, a commentary on 첹ṇṭ by ṣmṛsṃh
6. ղ첹󲹱 by Kṣamākalyāṇa
7. ūٲ첹貹ٲ by ŚīԾ.
8. ī of Gaṅgādharabhaṭṭa
9. ī of Jagadīsabhaṭṭa
10. ղٳٱٳ󲹻ī辱 by Vādhulaveṃkaṭaguru

Footnotes and references:

[back to top]

[1]:

akhilāgamasañcāri śrīkṛṣṇākhyaṃpara� / ٱ govardhanasudhīstanute nyāyabodhinīm // Vide, Ibid., p. 2

[2]:

Ibid., p. Lxix.

Let's grow together!

I humbly request your help to keep doing what I do best: provide the world with unbiased sources, definitions and images. Your donation direclty influences the quality and quantity of knowledge, wisdom and spiritual insight the world is exposed to.

Let's make the world a better place together!

Like what you read? Help to become even better: