Vaiyakaran Bhushan Sar (वैयाकरणभूषणसारः)

Description

वैयाकरणभूषणसारः (Vaiyakaran Bhushan Sar) Vaiyākarana Bhūşanasāra, by Kaunda Bhatta of the 17th Century ACE, is an authentic text on the science and philosophy of Sanskrit grammar. As a commentary or as an explanation of the verses of Bhattoji Dīkṣita (his uncle), a bigger text named Bhûşana was first written by Shri. KaundaBhatta. Bhushanasara is its abridgement. This establishes the theories of the school of Sanskrit grammarians, while refuting the views of Nyaya and Mimamsa. Kaunda Bhattawas the son of RangojiBhatta, nephew of Bhattoji Dīkşita, who had authored many Adviata manuals.

Bhūşanasāra is a very useful text for those who wish to get first-hand knowledge about the standpoint of Sanskrit grammarians in the matters of Sanskrit sentence-meaning known as śabdabodha. This text compiles and presents various theories pertaining to Sanskrit grammar in a very systematic manner. The final theories found in the Mahābhāşya, Vākyapadiya and Siddhāntakaumudi are summarized and presented in this text in their proper place.

Bhūşanasāra is in curriculum for the students of Sanskrit Grammar and śabdabodha in many universities. Many stalwarts in Sanskrit Grammar like Prof. Kielhorn, Prof. S.D.Joshi, Prof. Ramakrishnamacharya and others had earlier worked on this text. But, a complete translation of Bhüşaņasāra with exhaustive explanation was not available. This edition fulfills the long awaited need. Salient features of this edition:

* Sanskrit text of Bhūsanasāra is presented first.

* Simple translation in English is presented next.

* The Bhūşaņasāra text is explained phrase wise in English.

* To facilitate easy understanding of the subject, many tables and graphs are provided at proper place.

* Parallel references are given from relevant sources.

* Comparative analysis of shastric concepts is given from other Sastra.