Sanskrit Manuscripts : Mīmāṃsārahasya

Ananta Bhaṭṭa

Sanskrit Manuscripts

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Unpublished commentary or “garland of chapters” (<i>adhikaraṇamālā</i>) on the <i>Mīmāmsāsūtra</i>s, better known under the title <i>Nyāyarahasya</i> (see NCC: 1.135; Mishra 1964: 52; Verpoorten 1987: 46). The MS covers sections 2 and 3 of the first book (<i>adhyāya</i>) of the collection. The author, Ananta Bhaṭṭa, is the grandson of one Rāmakṛṣṇa Bhaṭṭa and the son of Kamalākara Bhaṭṭa (alias Dādu Bhaṭṭa), a famous writer on Mīmāṃsā and Dharmaśāstra (see Kane 1975: 925-937). Since the latter’s <i>Nirṇayasindhu</i> was completed in 1612 (Ramaswami Sastri 1936: 131; Mishra 1964: 52), the present work was probably written later in the 17th century. The MS contains copious annotations. No indication on the scribe.</p>