Sanskrit Manuscripts : Nyāyāvalīdīdhiti

Rāghavānanda Sarasvatī

Sanskrit Manuscripts

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Unpublished commentary or “garland of chapters” (<i>adhikaraṇamālā</i>) on the <i>Mīmāmsāsūtra</i>s by Rāghavānanda Sarasvatī, who may have lived in the 18th century (Mishra 1964: 62). The work is the same as the one described under <a target='_blank' class='externalLink' href='/view/MS-ADD-00895/1'>Add.895</a> and <a target='_blank' class='externalLink' href='/view/MS-ADD-01715/1'>1715</a>. The manuscript contains the first book (<i>adhyāya</i>) of the collection and part of the second (up to 2.1.33). In the final rubric of the first book (<a href='' onclick='store.loadPage(1);return false;'>f. 31r7-8</a>), the author is said to be the pupil of one Viśveśvara Bhagavatpāda, who might be identical with Gāgā Bhaṭṭa, the renowned author of the <i>Bhāṭṭacintāmaṇi</i> (middle of the 17th century according to Mishra 1964: 53-4). </p>