Re: [INDOLOGY] Two Hari Dīkṣitas?

[Madhav Deshpande]

The mystery of the two Hari Dīkṣitas is now resolved satisfactorily.  Hari
Dīkṣita, the author of the Brahmasūtravṛtti is the son of Lakṣmīnṛsiṃha who
composed the Advaitic commentary Ābhoga on Kalpataru, a commentary on
Vācaspatimiśra's Bhāmatī, and this Lakṣmīnṛsiṃha is the son of
Kauṇḍabhaṭṭa, who  is the nephew of Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita.  So, one Hari Dīkṣita
is the author of the Bṛhacchabdaratna, and the grandson of Bhaṭṭoji
Dīkṣita, while the other Hari Dīkṣita is the great-grandson of Bhaṭṭoji
Dīkṣita's brother Raṅgojibhaṭṭa.  No wonder that both Hari Dīkṣitas show
respect to Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita.  Best,

Madhav Deshpande


On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 9:05 AM, Madhav Deshpande <mmdesh at umich.edu> wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I am looking at two works authored by someone named Hari Dīkṣita.  The
> Bṛhacchabdaratna is clearly written by Hari Dīkṣita who is the grandson of
> Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita, the son of Vīreśvara, calling himself Vaireśvari.  There
> is another work, the Brahmasūtravṛtti authored by Hari Dīkṣita (published
> in the Anandashrama Sanskrit Series, no. 82), and this Hari Dīkṣita calls
> himself Lakṣmīnaraharisūrisūnu, his work dated to Śaka 1658.  On the face
> of it, these are two different Hari Dīkṣitas, and yet I have noted that the
> Brahmasūtravṛtti seems to follow Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita's Tattvakaustubha in
> criticizing the Dvaita Vedānta of Madhva and (p. 162) refers to the
> Tattvakaustubha of Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita: *vistaras tu tattvakaustubhe
> draṣṭavyaḥ.  *I am wondering about the relationship of these two Hari
> Dīkṣitas.  I will appreciate if anyone has any suggestions or references to
> any publications that deal with this question.
>
> Madhav M. Deshpande
> Professor of Sanskrit and Linguistics
> Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
> 202 South Thayer Street, Suite 6111
> The University of Michigan
> Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608, USA
>



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Madhav M. Deshpande
Professor of Sanskrit and Linguistics
Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
202 South Thayer Street, Suite 6111
The University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608, USA


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