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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-
  
  
  
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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 handfchiul 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
  
  
  
   
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
  
  
  
  
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-
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 handf
A handful of
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-
has written a Nyayakośa in Telugu. It was published by
Surabharati Samiti, Hyderabad in 1993. This work has been