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Thakura Datta Sharma, the editor of the works, has

given an alphabetical list of all the Nyāyas at the beginning.

He has tried to find out a common link in the body of the

works, wherever possible, to cluster the Nyayas together.

The book, printed in 1908, is the oldest printed collection of

the Nyayas. The writer has exhaustively quoted from the

Sanskrit literature including the Sūtras of Pāṇinī. He has

cited lines containing some popular beliefs at some places

e.g. कार्यात् कारणजन्मेतिन्याय:- in which the lines-
-
 
लता हि शैले- सरसि भवम् सरोजम्- पुष्पाणां प्रभवो वै ।
 

 
are quoted, though the original works in which their

occurances are not traceable. Thus with a fine exegetical

skill, Thakura Datta Sharma has enriched the selection.
 

 
Explanations of certain Nyāyas occurs in certain
commentorial works but they are only incidental and cannot

commentorial works but they are only incidental and cannot
be designated as Nyāyakośas.
 

 
Nyāyakośa work which is now available is- लौकिकन्यायाञ्जलि
A hand
fchiul ofa
A handful of
popular maxims are published in three parts

during the period 1900-1904. Jacob has explained in these

tracts the maxims, quoting lines from the classical as well as

from the Śāstric works. He has prepared an enlarged version

during 1907-1911, in which the total number of Nyāyas was

484. I have considered this collection of the maxims as the
most dependable one.
 

most dependable one.
 
The next available work on the Nyāyas is the "Nyāyokti-

kośa"--published by Chavinath Mishra in 1978. They have

been discussed in Sanskrit only.
 

 
Prof. Dr. R. Srihari, Retired Vice-Chancellor, Dravidian

University, Kuppam-a well-a well-known Telugu. Sanskrit scholar,

has written a Nyayakośa in Telugu. It was published by

Surabharati Samiti, Hyderabad in 1993. This work has been