वैयाकरणसिद्धान्तभूषणम्- The Vaiyakaranasiddhantabhusana of Kaundabhatta (Set of 4 Volume)

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The Vaiyakaranasiddhantabhusana, also known as Vaiyakaranabhusana, is an authentic text in Paninian semantics. It is a commentary on the Vaiyakararnamatonmajjana compiled by the great grammarian Bhattoji Diksita (17 th c.), and is written by Kaundabhatta, the nephew of Bhattoji. The main intention is to refute the objections raised by Naiyayikas and Mimamsakas on various aspects of Paninian semantics and to establish the grammarians' views on the subject. The Vaiyakaranasiddhantabhusana, an abridged version of the Vaiyakaranabhusana, also written by Kaundabhatta, is the more famous text with more than ten commentaries written on it. But nobody has so far attempted to write a commentary on the Vaiyakaranabhusana and though the text has been published four times from different places, none of them can be treated as a critical edition.

The Vaiyakaranabhusana is being published here with the Niranjani commentary by Pandit Ramyatna Shukla, and explanatory notes (Prakasa) by the editor. The edition itself is prepared taking a 17th c. manuscript as base, and comparing it with 40 other manuscripts from different parts of India, and with printed versions. The present volume contains the first part of the work and is devoted to the meaning of roots and verbal suffixes which is at its heart.

The Vaiyakaranasiddhantabhusana, also known as Vaiyakaranabhusana, is a commentary on the great 17th - century grammarian Bhattoji Diksita Vaiyakaranamatonmajjana, written by Bhattoji nephew Kaundabhatta. It is one of the most important text of the late Paninian grammatical tradition on questions of semantics. The main intention of Kaundabhatta's commentary is to refute objections raised by proponents of the two rival systems of Logic (Nyaya) and Exegesis (Mimamsa) on various aspects of semantics, and to establish the Grammarians' views on these subjects. The Vaiyakaranasiddhantabhusanasara, an abridged version of the Vaiyakaranabhusana by the same author, is a popular work that was commented upon more than ten times. On the other hand, nobody so far has attempted to write a commentary on the Vaiyakaranabhusana itself The present work contains the Vaiyakaranabhusana along with a commentary called Niranjani by Pandit Ramyatna Shukla and explanatory notes (Prakasa) by the editor. The edition was prepared by taking a 17th-century manuscript as a basis, and by comparing it with forty manuscripts from different parts of India, as well as with all four published versions, none of which can be regarded as a truly critical edition. The present volume contains the second part of the work, discussing the meaning of verbal suffixes (lakara-s), nominal suffixes and nominal stems.

The Vaiyakaranasiddhantabhusana, also known as Vaiyakaranabhusana, is a commentary on the great 17th - century grammarian Bhattoji Diksita Vaiyakaranamatonmajjana, written by Bhattoji nephew Kaundabhatta. It is one of the most important text of the late Paninian grammatical tradition on questions of semantics. The main intention of Kaundabhatta's commentary is to refute objections raised by proponents of the two rival systems of Logic (Nyaya) and Exegesis (Mimamsa) on various aspects of semantics, and to establish the Grammarians' views on these subjects. The Vaiyakaranasiddhantabhusanasara, an abridged version of the Vaiyakaranabhusana by the same author, is a popular work that was commented upon more than ten times. On the other hand, nobody so far has attempted to write a commentary on the Vaiyakaranabhusana itself The present work contains the Vaiyakaranabhusana along with a commentary called Niranjani by Pandit Ramyatna Shukla and explanatory notes (Prakasa) by the editor. The edition was prepared by taking a 17th-century manuscript as a basis, and by comparing it with forty manuscripts from different parts of India, as well as with all four published versions, none of which can be regarded as a truly critical edition. The present volume contains the third part of the work, discussing the meaning of Sanskrit compounds (sanasas).

After retiring as Head of the Department of Vyakarana of the Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Prof. Ramyatna Shukla served as Visiting Professor at the Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha and as Shastra Chudamani Scholar of the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan. He was also associated with the French Institute of Pondicherry as Honorary Professor. He is the recipient of many awards, prominent among which are the Certificate of Honour for Proficiency in Sanskrit conferred by the President of India and the Vachaspati Puraskar Award 2005 of the K. K. Birla Foundation for his work titled Vyakaranadarsane Srstiprakriyavimarsah. He holds titles such as Mahamahopadhyaya, Abhinava Panini, and Sarasvatiputra.

Prof. K. V. Ramakrishnamacharyulu is a former Vice-Chancellor of Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Rajasthan Sanskrit University, Jaipur and retired Professor in Vyakarana, Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati. He has studied in depth the Vaiyakaranabhusanasara and all its available commentaries, and is now engaged in writing a comprehensive commentary on this text. He has been honoured with titles such as Mahamahopadhyaya (honoris causa), Sastravidvanmani, Vyakarana sastra Visarada, and with various awards including the Ramakrishna Award from the Sarasvati Vikas, Canada. He is currently associated with the French Institute of Pondicherry as Honorary Professor.