Raghunandana
Raghunandana | |
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Born | c. 16th century CE |
Other names | Raghunandan Bhattacharyya, Raghunandana Bhaṭṭācāryya |
Occupation | Sanskrit writer |
Raghunandana (c. 16th century CE) was an Indian
Life
Raghunandana was born at Nabadwip, to Harihara Bhattacharya. He was a pupil of Srinatha Acharya Chudamani.[1] His writings mention Rayamukuta (1431 CE), and are mentioned by Viramitrodaya of Mitramisra (early 17th century). Thus, it can be inferred that Raghunandana lived around 16th century CE.[2] Other earlier texts cited by him include the Nirṇayāmṛta.[3]
The various estimates of his lifespan include:[4]
- Rajendra Chandra Hazra: 1520-1570
- Monmohan Chakravarti: born 1490 or 1500, literary activity during 1520-1575
- Pandurang Vaman Kane: 1510-1580
Bani Chakravarti wrote a book on him, titled Samaj-samskarak Raghunandan (1964), in Bengali language.[1]
Works
Astavimsati-tattva
Raghunandana authored 28 Smriti digests on civil law and rituals, collectively known as Astavimsati-tattva.[5] The English scholars compared Raghunandana's digests to the Comyns' Digest, and called him the "Comyns of India".[4]
The titles of these digests end in the word tattva (literally "essence"). 27 of these works are mentioned at the beginning of Malamasa-tattva.[2]
- Ahnika-tattva
- Chandoga-vrsotsarga-tattva
- Daya-tattva
- Deva-pratishtha-tattva
- Diksha-tattva
- Divya-tattva
- Durgotsava-tattva
- Ekadashi-tattva
- Janmashtami-tattva
- Jyotisha-tattva
- Krtya-tattva
- Malamasa-tattva (or Malimluca-tattva)
- Matha-pratishtha-tattva
- Prayashchitta-tattva
- Purushottama-kshetra-tattva
- Rg-vrsotsarga-tattva
- Sama-shraddha-tattva
- Samskara-tattva
- Shuddhi-tattva
- Sudra-krtya-tattva
- Taddga-bhavanotsarga-tattva
- Tithi-tattva
- Vastuydga-tattva
- Vivaha-tattva (or Udvaha-tattva)
- Vrata-tattva
- Vyavahara-tattva
- Yajuh-shraddha-tattva
- Yajur-vrsotsarga-tattva
Chandoga-vrsotsarga-tattva, Rgvrsotsarga-tattva and Yajur-vrsotsarga-tattva are collectively known as Vrsotsarga-tattva. Deva-pratishtha-tattva and Matha-pratishtha-tattva are collectively known as Pratishtha-tattva.[2]
Commentary on Dayabhaga
Raghunandana's Dayabhaga-tika, also known as Dayabhaga-vyakhya[na], is a commentary on
The commentary quotes several other scholars and writings, including
There have been some doubts about the authorship of this commentary. Both Henry Thomas Colebrooke (1810) and Julius Eggeling (1891) suspected that it was not authored by the writer of Divya-tattva (that is, Raghunandana). However, Monmohan Chakravarti (1915) and Rajendra Chandra Hazra (1950) both attribute the work to Raghunandana. Pandurang Vaman Kane also ascribes the commentary to him, but not without hesitation.[4]
Other works
His other works include:[2]
- Gaya-shraddha paddhati
- Graha-yaga-tattva (or Graha-pramana-tattva)
- Tirtha-yatra-tattva (or Tirtha-tattva)
- Tripuskara-santi-tattva
- Dvadasa-yatra-tattva (or Yatra-tattva)
- Rasa-yatra tattva (or Rasa-yatra paddhati)
References
- ^ ISBN 978-81-208-0063-2.
- ^ ISBN 978-81-7017-370-0.
- ^ R. G. Bhandarkar (1928). Narayan Bapuji Utgikar (ed.). Collected Works Of Sir R.G. Bhandarkar. Vol. II. Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute. pp. 143–144.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-803160-4.
- ^ ISBN 978-81-7022-376-4.