Bhartrhari was a great grammarian, philosopher and poet in one. The book deals with the works of Bhartrhari i.e., satkas. The Nitisataka is an endeavor to show the difficulty of the task of bringing books to their series, various methods to require wealth, the value of learning. The Vairagyasataka mentions about the sentiments in old age. The Srngarasataka deals with erotic sentiment by way of describing the beauty of women, their nature, deportment and their effect on the mind of man. The propositions and general principles have been so lucidly put forward and so well substantiated in the book that they readily catch the eye of the reader.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rabindra Kumar Panda
Dr. Rabindra Kumar Panda (b. 1963) Nyayacarya, Visistacarya, Ph.D., is currently working as Lecturerr in Sanskrit in the Department of Sanskrit , Pali and Prakrit, Faculty of Arts, M.S. University of Baroda, Gujarat. His publicatioins include: Anandabodha yati: Life and Philosophy, Pratidhvani, Vanavalli, Suvrttatilaka, Urvee and Some Aspects of Logical Grammar. As a noted poet of modern Sanskrit literature he is awarded with the prestigious prize by Uttara Pradesh Sanskrit Sansthan, Lucknow for his poetry-collection Pratidhvai in 1997. His specialized fields are: Navya-Nyaya, Vedanta, Alamkarasastra and Modern Sanskrit Literature. His project Critical Edition of Sabdanimaya of Prak satman with the commentary, Nyayadipika of Ananadabodhacarya is an important contribution to the field of Indian Philosophy.
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