Vaiyākaraṇabhūṣaṇasāra, circa 1700-1850; वैयाकरणभूषणसार,१७००-१८५०
Name:
Kauṇḍabhaṭṭa
Date:
1700
Description:
Manuscript on grammar with a main "root" text and an extensive commentary running above and below the main text. The main text appears to be the Vaiyākaraṇabhūṣaṇasāra, and the commentary is called the Spoṭavāda (also Sphoṭanirūpaṇa) and is by 17th-century grammarian and author Āpadeva. The commentary focuses on the grammatical theory of sphoṭa, which distinguishes between meaning and sound.
Also known as Koṇḍabhaṭṭa, a grammarian who lived in the early 17th century and was the son of Raṅgojī and nephew of Bhaṭṭojī Dīkṣita.; Title from colophon (f. 47v); title of commentary is Spoṭavāda from colophon (f. 47v); second alternate title Sphoṭanirūpaṇa supplied by cataloger.; Written in 11 lines per leaf.; 47 leaves foliated 1-47, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīmatpadavākyapramāṇapārāvāramārīṇadhurīṇaraṃgojIbhaṭṭātmajakoḍabhaṭṭakṛte vaiyākaraṇabhūṣaṇasāre spoṭavādaḥ (f. 47v).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout.; Non-Latin script record.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī); Related Work: Āpadeva. Spoṭavāda.
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 210
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