लघुसिद्धान्तकौमुदी (वरदराजाचार्य - भैमी एवं सान्वय हिन्दी व्याख्या सहित)

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deal in great details with कृदन्त, कारक, समास, तद्धित and स्त्रीप्रत्यय and
contain excellent material for research scholars. The section on
Karakas has been elaborated by inclusion of a sufficient number of
new Sutras not found in the original L.S.K. of Varadaraja. The
exposition of Samas and Taddhit has also been done at such a great
length for the first time. As in the fiirst two parts, exercises have
been added at the end of each sub-section.
(4) VAIYAKARAN BHUSHAN SARA
Vaiyakaran Bhushan Sara of Kaundbhatt is an important trea-
tise of Sanskrit grammar and occupies a special position for its ex-
position of the principles of philosophy of grammar. This has been
prescribed as a text-book for M.A., Acharya, Shastri etc. degrees.
The work is quite a difficult one and at places incomprehensible for
even the brilliant students. This is evident from the fact that till
recently no translation of V.B.S. in English, Hindi or any other
language of country (except in Sanskrit) was available. The Bhaimi
Bhashya of Shri Bhim Sen Shastri has filled this long felt need.
Bhim Sen Shastri is an eminent Sanskrit scholar and grammar is
dear to his heart. He has been teaching Sanskrit grammar for more
than 3 decades and through his researches has carved out a place
for himself in the field. This is borne out by the commentary on
the धात्वर्थ-निर्णय of V.B.S. This commentary has won him laurels
from whithin and outside the country and has been given recogni-
tion by the Government of India too. The explanations of the
knotty points in simple and flowing language are remarkable. His
style of raising the doubt and putting forth its solution is commend-
able. Particularly praiseworthy are elucidations of Karikas 2, 5 and
13. At the end of the book, the author has given indexes which are
very useful for teachers, students and reasearch scholars. Dr Satya
Vrat Shastri, Professor and Head of Sanskrit Department, Delhi
University has contributed a scholarly introduction.
The book has been printed very nicely on maplitho paper and
is clothbound. This makes it very useful, particularly for libraries.
It is priced only Rs. 25/- which is considered on the low side keeping
in view the prices of research work of comparative merit.

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(5) A STUDY OF NYASA
Recently the famous research work of Shastriji under the cap-
tion 'Nyasa Paryalochana' (in Hindi) has been published. This is
an original contribution towards the study of 'Kasika-Vivarana Pan-
jika' also known as 'Nyasa' the earliest known commentary on
'Kasika' and it has been accepted for the award of Ph. D. degree by
the University of Delhi. Infact it is the result of Shastriji's many
years' continuous study and loving labour. Several current notions
have been boldly contradicted. For example, Nyasakara is still
believed to be a Buddhist, but in this thesis several evidences have
been put forward to show that he was a follower of Vedic religion.
The thesis is divided into six chapters. The first chapter,
while giving general introduction to the Nyasa and its author, deals
with the latter's time and place, the salient features of Nyasa, its
elegant and fluent style and a comparative study of Nyasa and Har-
datta's Padamanjari.
The second chapter deals with entirely a new research sub-
ject 'Later Grammarians' indebtedness to Nyasa'. This discusses
not only Paninian grammars but also includes the ten main non-
Paninian grammars, viz. Chandra, Jainendra, Katantra, Sakatayana,
Saraswatikanthabharana, Hemchandra's Sabdanusasana, Malayagiri-
sabdanusasana, Sankshiptasara, Mugdhabodha & Sarasvata.
The third chapter entitled 'Refutation of Nyasa by Later
Grammarians' discusses another topic not touched upon earlier by
anyone. Here the author examines the later grammarians' criticisms
of Nyasakara by presenting in elaborated details the reasons for
their soundness or otherwise.
The forth chapter deals with an important issue 'Correction
of Kasika texts in the context of Nyasa'. The author has pointed
out at length the grave mistakes committed by the modern eminent
scholars in editing Kasika and has offered rectification of several of
its incorrect texts with justifications in the context of Nyasa.
The fifth chapter gives a detailed account of the misconcep-
tions of Nyasakara and an hundred incorrect readings.