new publication भूषणसारतत्त् वप्रकाशिका by prof. KV Ramakrishnamachar ya

[Veeranarayana Pandurangi]

dear all,
I am happy to announce the new publication भूषणसारतत्त्वप्रकाशिका by
prof. KV Ramakrishnamacharya, prof. of Vyakarana, RS Vidyapeetha
Tirupati. (भूषणसारतत्त्वप्रकाशिका, राष्ट्रियसंस्कृतविद्यापीठग्रन्थमाला
214, स्वर्णजयन्तीग्रन्थमाला 11,राष्ट्रियसंस्कृतविद्यापीठम्, तिरुपति,
2010, मूल्यम् रू.300. पृ.XXIV+353)

This book aims at the critical exposition of the वैयाकरणभूषणसार of
Koundabhatta of bhattojidikshita school. वैयाकरणभूषणसार is an
important work from Vaiyakaranas dealing with philosophy of panini's
grammar.

this is the enlarged edition of the book भूषणसारसमीक्षा  published in
1996.   chapter no. second is enlarged with newly included
नञर्थ-निपातार्थ-भावप्रत्ययार्थ-देवतादिप्रत्ययार्थ-अभेदैकत्वसंख्या-संख्याविवक्षा-क्त्वाद्यर्थनिर्णय
etc. but most importantly a whole third chapter is newly included in
this edition which i think is the most important point.
This third chapter consists of author's critical expositions on the
difficult sentences of वैयाकरणभूषणसार. this kind of exposition was
long overdue, and ably authored by a teacher who taught the भूषणसार
for over thirty years.
each of the topics dealt in भूषणसार are critically examined in a
historical way and in each point of disagreement the opinions of
Naiyayikas and Meemamsakas are critically observed.
I hope this work will be made a text/reference book for the
Bhushanasara classes everywhere.
One fine point I observed in the book in a quick glance is that
prof. KV Ramakrishnamacharya deviated from tread path of traditional
vaiyakaranas on Sphota. he clearly dismisses the hypothetical
extra-sensory sphota and accepted the observable sphota that is
तस्मात् द्वावेव शब्दौ ध्वनिः स्फोटश्च।.... स्फोटशब्दः  अर्थप्रतिपादकं
वर्णावयवकं च किंचिदवयविनं बोधयतीति स्वीकर्तव्यम्। अतश्च
स्फुटत्यर्थोस्मादिति व्युत्पत्त्या वाचकशब्दं स्फोटशब्दोभिधत्ते
(पृ.285)
true, prof. KV Ramakrishnamacharya never clinged to traditions.

I request to all the senior scholars to write new works like on the
difficult texts of indian hardcore shastras so the fine points of the
texts observed by these senior scholars can be grasped by younger
ones.


-- 
Veeranarayana N.K. Pandurangi
Head, Dept of Darshanas,
Yoganandacharya Bhavan,
Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Rajasthan Samskrita University, Madau, post
Bhankrota, Jaipur, 302026.

अथ चेत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि।
ततः स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि।।
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