Brahmakanda, is the first part of the Vakyapadiyam by Bhartrhari, Vakyapadiyam is the first major work that not only has proposed and successfully advocated the theme of Vyakarna to be a Darsana, but also recommended the same as a better and direct path leading to Moksa. The present book is altogether different from previous translations a new pattern of rendering is introduced in translating the work. Each verse is preceded by Introduction, that give the mind of the author or maintains cohesion among the verses, as the case may be. Summary of the verse is given at the second stage. Commentary is added, wherein the intense meaning is explicated. At the final stage notes which gives the derivative-etymological meaning of certain terms as well as some important clarifications. In this way one can get the entire information related to a particular verse at one place.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Korada Subrahmanyam
Prof. Korada Subrahmanyam has been at the Centre for Applied Linguistics and Translation Studies University of Hyderabad, since 1988. Right from an early age, the teacher was imported education in Gurukula system and he is a blend of Oriental and Occidental types of Education. Paniniyan Grammar, Philosophy of Language, Translation, Linguistics, Indian Literary Theories, Veda,Vedangas, Darsanas and Machine Translation-are some of his subjects of interest. Prof. Subrahmanyam was of UGC Visiting Fellow at MS University of Baroda during 2000-01. The Indian Council for Cultural Relations, under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, drafted him for Visiting Professorship abroad in 2005. The teacher was honoured with 12 Panditasammanas at different places across India. His other works are-Mahavakyavicarah Vakyapadiyam (Brahmakanda, English Trans.); Four Vrttis in Panini, Pramanas in Indian Philosophy (in process).
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