[INDOLOGY] Iconography of śāstras

[Philipp Maas]

Many thanks to Jason Birch, Gudrun Bühnemann, Nagaraj Paturi, and Marion
Rastelli for their elucidating replies to my query.
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PD Dr. Philipp A. Maas
Research Associate
Department of Indology and Central Asian Studies
University of Leipzig
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https://spp1448.academia.edu/PhilippMaas


Am Di., 26. März 2024 um 17:29 Uhr schrieb Nagaraj Paturi <
nagarajpaturi at gmail.com>:

> 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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