Nyāyagrantha, circa 1700-1850; न्यायग्रन्थ,१७००-१८५०

Name:

Nīlakaṇṭha, 1750-1840

Date:

1700

Description:

Unidentified fragment from a commentary, possibly Nīlakaṇṭha's Tarkasaṅgrahadīpikāprakāśikā since it includes numerous mentions of his name and some partial verse correspondences. This work is a commentary on Annambhaṭṭa's Tarkasaṅgraha, a treatise on the Vaiṣeśika branch of Nyāya philosophy; appears to have a devotional component focused on the deity Śiva. Lacks the end of the text.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Logic; Annambhaṭṭa, active 17th century. Tarkasaṅgraha; Nyaya; Vaiśeṣika; Hindu logic; Logic -- India; Hindu philosophy; Philosophy, Indic; Śiva (Hindu deity); Siva (Hindu deity)

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

treatises; commentaries; watermarks; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (19 leaves) : paper; 11 x 33 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Title from wrapper notes.; Written in 8-13 lines per leaf.; 19 leaves foliated 1-19, upper left and lower right verso.; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout.; Watermark of a coat of arms.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2170

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts