chapter one a survey of sanskrit commentary literature in kerala
chapter one a survey of sanskrit commentary literature in kerala
chapter one a survey of sanskrit commentary literature in kerala
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22(13 th century AD) Anv¢kÀ¡ny¡yatatvabodha and some ten commentaries entitledPrak¡¿a on different topics, are famous. Jayadevami¿ra, author <strong>of</strong> Many¡loka wroteseveral commentaries on Vardham¡na’s works. Thus numerous commentaries areavailable by famous scholars on ny¡ya philosophy.P£rvam¢m¡ÆsaP£rvam¢m¡Æsa is a system <strong>of</strong> philosophy, which deals with the nature <strong>of</strong>dharma as propounded <strong>in</strong> the karmak¡¸·a <strong>of</strong> the Vedas. This system diverted itself<strong>in</strong>to two ma<strong>in</strong> schools, namely that <strong>of</strong> Kum¡rilabhaa (7 th century AD) and that<strong>of</strong> his disciple Pr¡bh¡karami¿ra to which was added a third viz. that <strong>of</strong> Mur¡ri.Jaim<strong>in</strong>i’s M¢m¡Æsas£tra (400 BC) forms the foundation <strong>of</strong> m¢m¡Æsa philosophy.M¢m¡Æsas£tras were commented on by UpavarÀa and later bySabarasv¡m<strong>in</strong>. The earliest available <strong>commentary</strong> on M¢m¡Æsas£tra isSabarasvam<strong>in</strong>’s Sabarabh¡Àya. There were other commentaries before him.Bhart¤mitra referred to <strong>in</strong> Ny¡yaratn¡kara, Slokav¡rtika, Bhavad¡sa is also