Sanskrit Only
1645
Volume-1
Preface
Bhatt Sangraha of Sri Raghavendra tirtha is the unique commentary on the entire Jaimini Sutras. and are the earlier commentaries on Jaimini Sutras. is very elaborate while is very brief. It gives and in one or two sentences. gives a simple and clear narration of the two sides and clearly brings out the conclusion. Wherever there is variation between the and , gives the interpretation of the two separately stating as and . Another feature of is that the important are fully quoted and the obscure terms therein are fully explained. This work was greatly honoured by the great scholar Nilakanta Dikshit of Tanjore and the Tanjore Royal palace honoured it by arranging a procession on elephant.
Prof. Pandurangi has added an exposition in English and Kannada to help the modern scholars.
Publication of this work is planned in three volumes. The present volume contains the first three chapters.
It is hoped that this work will be useful for the Research Scholars of and
Bhatta Sangraha
Bhatta Sangraha of Sri Raghavendra Swamiji is a unique commentary on entire Jaimini Sutras.
Mimamsa Darsana is one of the six systems of India Philosophy and is very ancient one. The terms ‘Mimamsa’, ‘Mimamsante’ occur in Brahmanas and refers to the discussions of meaning of Vedic passages dealing with the performance of sacrifices. In due course such discussions developed into a systematic sastra and Jaimini wrote these sutras. There are two thousand and seven hundred sutras arranged in twelve chapters. The chapters normally have four padas but chapters third, sixth and tenth are Sarabhapadas or have eight padas. There are ab