Essay name: Glimpses of History of Sanskrit Literature
Author: Satya Vrat Shastri
This books, called “Glimpses of History of Sanskrit Literature� explores the intricate history of Sanskrit literature, covering ancient, medieval, and modern periods. This book also delves into the scholarly aspects of classic epics, the synthesis of Sanskrit with contemporary cultures, and the propagation methods for Sanskrit education.
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Dvaita
Madhva whose date of birth is 1199 A.D. wrote the
BrahmasÅ«trabhÄá¹£ya as also prepared a shorter version of it
under the title BrahmasÅ«trÄṇubhÄá¹£ya or AṇuvyÄkhyÄna where
he supported Dualism, Dvaita. According to him Praká¹›ti, JÄ«vÄtman
and ParamÄtman -all these three are eternal and are different
from each other. The relationship between JivÄtman and
ParamÄtman is that between servant and master.
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He accepts three PramÄṇas, testimonies, Pratyaká¹£a,
AnumÄna and Sabda. Viṣṇu is the Supreme Reality. The path to
realize Him is devotion, bhakti. The Vedas are eternal and are
the ultimate authority on matters spiritual. The Vaisnava Agamas
and the PurÄṇas are the authotative texts, the means of arriving
at correct knowledge.
After Madhva the great exponent of his philosophy was
Jayatirtha (second half of the 14th cen. A.D.), the pupil of
Aká¹£obhyatirtha. He wrote commentaries on all the works of
Madhva: the prominent of which are the NyÄyasudha on
BrahmÄṇuvyÄkhyÄna, the PañcikÄ on the
PrapañcamithyÄtvakhaṇá¸ana, PrameyadÄ«pikÄ on the
BhagavadgÄ«tÄbhÄá¹£ya. He also wrote two independent works: the
PramÄṇapaddhati and VÄdÄvali. The latter refutes the MÄyÄ
theory of Advaita.
Another noteworthy writer of this School was VyÄsayati,
the author of the NyÄyÄmá¹›ta which refutes the TattvadÄ«pikÄ of
Citsukha. He wrote commentaries on the works of Jayatirtha.
Besides these he wrote commentaries on Madhva's
BrahmasÅ«trabhasya and the BhagavadgÄ«tÄ under the titles
Tantradipika and GÄ«tÄrthasangraha respectively. Other important
votaries of this School who enriched its literature with their
works are VÄdirÄja, Vijayindra and SrinivÄsatÄ«rtha.
The Vedanta has captured the imagination of the thinkers
and philosophers both of India and abroad and stands in terms
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