Sanskrit texts written in the 18th, 19th, 20th centuries

[Walter Slaje]

Dear Jenni Cover,

the book was published in 1990, I had indicated the bibliographic details at
the
end of my earlier message. So, the edition is available anyhow.
Bhaskarakantha,commentator of Abhinavagupta's IPV and of the Moksopaya, also
translator (into Sanskrit) of the "Sayings of Lal Ded" (in early Kashmiri), has
written here an entirely original work of some 5000 Slokas. Using the printed
edition requires the application of conjectural criticism, it is true, but in
the end it is rewarding. Bhaskarakantha's lengthy introduction is in the Kavya
style, and the whole work as such shows a remarkable dedication to refined
language and poetical expression. Simply have a try.
Years back, I had written a paper on Bhaskarakantha's incredibly witty and
original ideas on, and attempts to prove, the consciousness of nature (animals,
plants, and stones), but this was in German and so will hardly be of any use to
you.

Enjoy!

Yours, Walter Slaje

 
> Rajanaka Bhaskarakantha's Cittanubodhasastram. Ed. by Sushama
> Pandey.Varanasi: Tara Book Agency 1990. (Agamagranthamala.1)


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