[INDOLOGY] Iconography of śāstras

[Nagaraj Paturi]

I was able to locate the source of this and the pratimaarupas of other
shaastras here
<https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF>

Under the entry for देवताप्रतिमा , shlokas for other shaastras are also
given.

On  पृष्ठ ३६९७,


   - व्याकरणस्य “सितं व्याकरणं ज्ञेयं मयूरास्यं धटोदरम् ।

वीणाकजान्वितं दिव्यं दिव्यवस्त्रविभूषितम्”

   - निरुक्तस्य “इन्दुवन्निर्मलं शान्तं वकवक्त्रं कृशोदरम् ।

पाशपङ्कजहस्तं स्याच्चाक्षसूत्रं सपुस्तकम् । नरुक्तमितिनिर्णीतं
छन्दोनिर्णीयतेऽधुना” ।

   - छन्दसः “जवाकुसुमसंकाशं छन्दो ज्ञेयं विपश्चिता । चकोरा-

स्यञ्जपाक्षन्तु शक्तिं बिभ्रच्छिखान्विताम् । लोहकुण्डल-कोपेतं
प्रवालकृतकुण्डलम्” ।

   - ज्योतिषस्य “ज्योतिषं तु विड़ालास्यमिन्द्रगोपनिभं शुभम् ।

अक्षसूत्रं कजं बिभ्रद्धस्तयोर्दक्षवामयोः” ।

   - मीमांसायाः “सोमकान्तिसमाभासं मीमांसाशास्त्रमुत्तमम् ।

अक्षसूत्रं दधद्दक्षे सुधापूर्णघटं करे” ।

   - न्यायस्य “अतसीपुष्पसङ्काशो न्यायो ज्ञेयो विपश्चिता ।

सिंहास्यो दक्षिणे सूत्रं ध्वजं वामकरे दघत्” ।

   - धर्मशास्त्रस्य “धर्मशास्त्रं सितं शान्तं चाषवक्त्रं कजासनम् ।

मुक्ताजपाक्षभृद्दक्षे तुलाहस्तन्तु वामतः” ।

   - पुराणस्य “पुराणं चम्पकाभासं शुकवक्त्रं चतुर्दलम् । अक्ष-

सूत्रं द्वये ज्ञेयं नानाभरणभूषितम्” ।

   - इतिहासस्य “इतिहासः कजाभासः शूकरास्यो महोदरः ।

अक्षसूत्रं घटं बिभ्रत् पञ्चजाभरणान्वितः” ।

   - घनुर्वेदस्य “पीतवर्णो धनुर्वेदः पिकवक्त्री महातनुः । रत्न-

मालावलिं धत्ते मस्तके भूषिता जटा” ।

   - आयुर्वेदस्य “आयुर्वेदो हरिद्राभो वानरास्यो विशालदृक् ।

अक्षसूत्रं सुधाकुम्भं बिभ्रदारोग्यदो भृशम्” ।

   - नृत्यशास्त्रस्य “नृत्यशास्त्रं सितं रम्यं मृगवक्त्रं जटाध-

रम् । अक्षसूत्रं त्रिशूलञ्च बिभ्राणञ्च त्रिलीचनम्” ।

   - पञ्चरात्रस्य “पञ्चरात्राभिधं शास्त्रं धबलं वृषभाननम् । अक्ष-

सूत्रं हलं घत्ते वनमालाविभूषितम्” ।

   - पाशुपतस्य “शास्त्रं पाशुपतं शुभ्रं व्यालवक्त्रं कृशोदरम् ।

सूत्रपात्रधरं भीमं व्याघ्रचर्माम्बरावृतम्” ।

Continued on पृष्ठ ३६९८

पातञ्जलस्य “पातञ्जलाभिधं रक्तं सर्पवक्त्रं सुतेजसम् ।अक्षसूत्रं पृदाकुञ्च
धारयन् कुण्डलान्वितम्” । (पृदाकुःसर्पः) ।

   - साङ्ख्यस्य “साङ्ख्यं तत् कपिलं बभ्रुवक्त्रमुज्वलतुन्दिलम् ।

जाप्यदण्डधरं दीर्घनखलोमजटाघरम्” ।

   - अर्थशास्त्रस्य “अर्थशास्त्रं भवेद्गौरं सारिकावदनं शुभम् ।

अक्षसूत्रं फलं बिभ्रदन्नहारं कमण्डलुम्” ।

On Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 9:36 PM Nagaraj Paturi <nagarajpaturi at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On 10th April, 2012, prof. Veeranarayana Pandurangi posted on BVP list as
> follows:
>
> dear all,
>  where we can find a sloka that describes the nayaypurusha
>
> atasipushpasankasho nyayo dhyeyo vipashcita
> simhasyo dakshine pasham dhvajam vamakare dadhan
>
>
> this verse is printed on the cover of Mathuri panchalakshani with
> commenatary of Ganga KSS Varanasi
>
> So this verse seems to be printed on some other publication also.
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 8:52 PM Philipp Maas via INDOLOGY <
> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>
>> Dear Colleagues,
>>
>> On the outer cover of the printed edition of the *Nyāyabhāṣya* by
>> Padmaprasāda Śāstrī and Harirāma Śukla that was published as vol. 42 of the
>> Kashi Sanskrit Series (fourth ed. 1990
>> <https://ia801807.us.archive.org/11/items/agbS_nyaya-darshanam-with-vatsyayana-bhashya-series-43-kashi-sanskrit-granthamala/Nyaya%20Darshanam%20with%20Vatsyayana%20Bhashya%20Series%20%23%2043%20-%20Kashi%20Sanskrit%20Granthamala.pdf>),
>> I found an iconographic depiction of the philosophical system of Nyāya as a
>> human figure with a lion face, holding a *sūtra* and a *dhvaja* in the
>> right and left hand, respectively (see attached image). The image is
>> accompanied by an *anuṣṭubh*-caption, which reads *atasīpuṣpasaṅkāśo
>> nyāyo jñeyo vipaścitā* / *siṃhāsya dakṣiṇe sūtraṃ dhvajaṃ vāmakare
>> dadhan* //, suggesting that the colour of the personified *nyāya*-system
>> is light blue.
>>
>>
>>
>> Quite interestingly, the printed edition of the *Mānavadharmaśāstra* together
>> with Kullūkabhaṭṭa’s commentary, which was like the before-mentioned
>> edition of the *Nyāyabhāṣya *published by the Chaukhambha Sanskrit
>> Sansthan, has a similar depiction of *dharmaśāstra* which also is
>> accompanied by a caption (see attached image).
>>
>>
>>
>> I was completely unaware of any personifications and iconographic
>> representations of South Asian knowledge systems and wonder what the
>> source(s) of the stanza on Nyāya may be. Are these two cases of
>> personification and iconographic representation of knowledge systems
>> exclusively related to the Chaukhambha Sanskrit Sansthan, or do they
>> represent a broader tradition?
>>
>>
>>
>> I would greatly appreciate any help you could give me with this.
>>
>>
>>
>> With many thanks in advance and best wishes,
>>
>>
>>
>> Philipp
>> __________________________
>>
>> PD Dr. Philipp A. Maas
>> Research Associate
>> Department of Indology and Central Asian Studies
>> University of Leipzig
>> ___________________________
>>
>> https://spp1448.academia.edu/PhilippMaas
>>
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>
>
> --
> Nagaraj Paturi
>
> Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA.
> Dean, IndicA
> BoS, MIT School of Vedic Sciences, Pune, Maharashtra
> BoS Kavikulaguru Kalidasa Sanskrit University, Ramtek, Maharashtra
> BoS Veda Vijnana Gurukula, Bengaluru.
> Member, Advisory Council, Veda Vijnana Shodha Samsthanam, Bengaluru
> Former Senior Professor of Cultural Studies,
> FLAME School of Communication and FLAME School of  Liberal Education,
> Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA.
>
>
>
>


-- 
Nagaraj Paturi

Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA.
Dean, IndicA
BoS, MIT School of Vedic Sciences, Pune, Maharashtra
BoS Kavikulaguru Kalidasa Sanskrit University, Ramtek, Maharashtra
BoS Veda Vijnana Gurukula, Bengaluru.
Member, Advisory Council, Veda Vijnana Shodha Samsthanam, Bengaluru
Former Senior Professor of Cultural Studies,
FLAME School of Communication and FLAME School of  Liberal Education,
Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA.
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