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A New Tri-Lingual Dictionary

The present dictionary, compiled by Govindagopal Mukhopadhyay, cites the Sanskrit terms along with their Bengali and English translations.

Bhāṣā-Paricchedaḥ भाषा- परिच्छेद:

The author of the present book, Pañcānana  Śāstrī, offers a detailed presentation of the views of Viśvanāth Nyāyapañcānana. This discussion follows the Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika school. There are five chapters in the book: 1. Pratyakṣakhanḍa, 2. Anumānakhanḍa, 3. Upamānakhanḍa, 4. Śabdakhanḍa and Guṇakhanḍa. Some of the key ideas on Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika school have been analysed in this book.

Bhatti-Kavyam ভাট্টিকাব্যম

Bhattikavyam is a Bengali rendering, along with the original text, of the four cantos of Bhattikavyam, originally written by Bhartrihari. The details like name of the editor etc. are missing. This book also contains two commentaries on Bhattikavyam viz. Vidyavinodatika and Bharatatika in original Sanskrit. This book also contains the commentary of Mallinatha on all four cantos of Bhattikavyam.

Cāṇakya-Vijayaṃ चाणक्य-विजयम

Cāṇakya -Vijayaṃ is a drama written by Viśveśvara Vidyābhūṣaṇa. The storyline of the drama is built around the story of how Cāṇakya helped the Candraguptas in gaining the throne.

Caṇḍa-Tāṇḍavam चण्डताण्ड्बम्

Caṇḍa-Tāṇḍavam is a comedy written by Srijiva Nyāyatīrtha. It is based on the horrors witnessed during the first world war.

Charudattam

Charudattam is a Bengali translation of the drama Charudatta written by Bhāsa. This edition also contains explanatory notes by Kumudranjan Ray in English. The introduction deals with the significance of the dramas of Bhasa in general and Charudattam in particular.

Christopanisat ख्रीष्टोपनिषत्

Chrstopanisat is the Sanskrit translation of the Four Gospels of the New Testament. The translation in verse form is done by Tara Charan Chakravarty.

Constitution of India In Sanskrit Verse (Parts I to IV) भारतस्य संबिधानं पद्य्म्यम्

Constitution of India in Sanskrit Verse is a Sanskrit translation in verse form of parts I-IV  of the Indian Constitution. M.M. Dave, the translator, argues that the Sanskrit translation of the Indian Constitution often expresses the message more clearly than in any other language. He urges the politicians, and the lawyers to use these Sanskrit translations.

Dhvanyāloka ध्वन्यालोक

Dhvanyaloka is a work on classical Sanskrit aesthetics. Originally written by Anandavardhana, this edition contains commentaries by Abhinavagupta and Sri Ramasaraka. There are four chapters in the book.

Dūtaghatotkacam दुतघतोत्कचम्

Dūtaghatokacam is an English rendering of the drama called Dūtaghatokacam written by Bhasa. C.R.Devadhar translated and added explanatory notes in English.

Gādādhari Volume-1

In these two volumes, Gadādhara Bhattācārya offers a detailed analysis of the views found in Tattvacintāmaṇi of Gaṅgeśa and in Dīdhiti of Raghunātha Śiromaṇi. Almost all the major conclusions of Navya-Nyāya have been explained with great defence.

Gādādhari Volume-2

In these two volumes, Gadādhara Bhhattācārya offers a detailed analysis of the views found in Tattvacintāmaṇi of Gaṅgeśa and in Dīdhiti of Raghunātha Śiromaṇi. Almost all the major conclusions of Navya-Nyāya have been explained with great defence.

Harshacharita हर्षचरित

Harshacharita is an English rendering of the first canto of Harshacharita of Banabhatta. The book contains a translation of explanatory notes on the first canto made by S. Viswanathan.

Intermediate Bengali Selections

Intermediate Bengali Selections is a collection of Bengali prose and poems of Bengali literature. All the pieces are supposed to be included in the intermediate curriculum.

Īśvarasiddhivivecanam (Part-I) ईश्वर – सिद्धि – विवेचनम्

This book, written by Dinanath Tripathi, contains a discussion on the Nyāya argument for the existence of God. Here one finds a detailed discussion on the first vipratipatti sentence alluded to Nyāyakusumāñjali where the views of  the Cārvākas and other philosophers have been presented and refuted.

Īśvarasiddhivivecanam (Part-II) ईश्वर – सिद्धि – विवेचनम्

This book written by Dīnanāth Tripathi contains a discussion on the Mīmāṃṣā argument that tries  to prove that one does not need to prove god since the consequences like attainment of svarga etc. are the results of the performance of Vedic sacrifices. In this context, the author explains the Nyāya view that justifies the existence of god in terms of parataḥ prāmānyavāda. The author also presents the Nyāya arguments against the Sāṃkhya view and concludes that if the views of Kapila etc are accepted, then the prāmānya of the Vedas would be threatened.

Kāvyādarśa काब्यादर्श:

Kāvyadarsa is a well-known work on Sanskrit aesthetics. This book contains the original text along with a commentary by Rangacharya Raddi Shastri.

Kāvyapradīpa काब्यप्रदीप:

Kāvyapradīpa is working on classical Sanskrit Aesthetics written by Govinda. The present work contains a commentary on the original text by Vaidyanatha Tatsat. The complete work is edited by Durgaprasada and Wasudev Laxman Shastri Pansikar. Through the ten chapters, the author presents and analyzes the different views on Sanskrit Aesthetics.

Kiratarjunuyam (Canto-II)

Kiratarjuniyam  is an English rendering and explanation of the second canto of Kiratarjuniyam written by Bharavi. Saradaranjan Ray, the editor of the book, has added Mallinatha’s commentary along with its translation in English. The book also contains a Bengali translation of the second canto of the original Sanskrit text.

Lalitāsahasranāma ललितासहस्रनाम

Lalitāsahasranāma, edited by Haridatta Shastri, is a commentary on the Sanskrit text Lalitāsahasranāma. This work presents the thousand different names of Goddess Durga. The commentator explains the significance of each of these names of Durgā highlighting the theological allusions of these names.

Louhapuruṣābadānam लोहपुरुषाब्दानम्

Louhapuruṣābadānam is a modern epic describing the life of Vallab Bhai Patel, one of the most eminent political leaders of India during its pre and post-independent days. The author, Sivaprasad Bharadwaja, himself adds comments to the verses that he composes.

Mudrarakshasam

Mudrarakshasam  is translation, both in Bengali and English, of the drama Mudrarakshasam has originally written in Sanskrit by Visakhadatta. Bidhubhsan Goswami, in his introduction, presents a brief analysis of the special characteristics of the drama. All the seven cantos are presented in original Sanskrit along with their translation.

Navya-Nyāya Bhāṣāpradīpaḥ नब्य-न्याय भाषाप्रदीप:

The present book, written by Maheśa Chandra Nyāyaratna, translated and explained in Bengali by Kalipada Tarkāchārya, is an attempt to explain the meaning of some of the technical terms used in Navya-Nyāya philosophy. Since many of these terms like dharma, abhāva, lakṣaṇa etc. are used in many classical systems of Indian philosophy, understanding the significance of these terms is a prerequisite in the study of many schools of Indian philosophy.

Niruktam

Niruktam is a commentary in Sanskrit on the original Nirukta written by Yaska. The commentary is written by Mukunda Sharma. The present volume contains commentary on three chapters of the original Nirukta, viz. 1. Naighantukakanda, 2. Naigamakanda and 3. Daivatakanda.

Nyāyakusumāñjali (Part-1)

The present book, edited by Narendrachandra Vedantatirtha, contains the original text (first Stavka) of Nyāyakusumāñjali along with the commentaries of Śaṅkara Miśra and Guṇānda Vidyāvāgīśa. These commentaries explain the original text sometimes by elucidating the original points and sometimes refuting the alternative conclusions. The entire first chapter of this book centres around the possible objections to the nature of causality that Nyāya argument for the existence of god depends on.

Pandava-Vikramam पाण्दब् बिक्र्म्म्

Pandavavikramamam is a modern-day epic composed by Srijiva Nyāyatīrtha. The main storyline of the epic is borrowed from Vana Parva and Virata Parva of Mahābhārata. The epic depicts the heroic acts of the Pāndavas during their exile, sometimes living incognito.

Pāṇinidarśanam

The present book is an analysis of the chapter on Pāṇini’ s philosophy as found in the Sarvadarśanasaṃgraha of Mādhavāchārya. Chinmayi Chatterjee, the author of this book, offers a detailed analysis of Mādhavāchārya’s formulation of the central philosophy of Pāṇini, the grammarian.  The book discusses the idea of sphoṭa as advocated by Panini as well as the criticisms of sphoṭa as advanced by different philosophers. The correlation between word and its meaning has also been taken up for discussion.

Plays Ascribed to Bhāsa

Bhasanatakacakram is a collection of thirteen dramas ascribed to Bhasa, edited by C.R. Devadhar. The Appendix includes an analysis of the metre of Bhāsa’s works and also references to Bhasa’s works in other Sanskrit works.

Prabodhchandroya Natakam প্রবোধচন্দ্রোদয় নাটকম

Prabodhachanrodaya Natakam is a Bengali translation of the original drama Prabodhachanrodaya written by Sri Krishna Mishra. The book contains the original text in Sanskrit along with a Bengali translation. One of the interesting features of this drama is that the characters in the drama are known as jealousy, egoism, lust, anger etc.