Many thanks to Jason Birch, Gudrun Bühnemann, Nagaraj Paturi, and Marion Rastelli for their elucidating replies to my query. __________________________
PD Dr. Philipp A. Maas Research Associate Department of Indology and Central Asian Studies University of Leipzig ___________________________ https://spp1448.academia.edu/PhilippMaas Am Di., 26. März 2024 um 17:29 Uhr schrieb Nagaraj Paturi < [email protected]>: > I was able to locate the source of this and the pratimaarupas of other > shaastras here > <https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF> > > Under the entry for देवताप्रतिमा , shlokas for other shaastras are also > given. > > On पृष्ठ ३६९७, > > > - व्याकरणस्य “सितं व्याकरणं ज्ञेयं मयूरास्यं धटोदरम् । > > वीणाकजान्वितं दिव्यं दिव्यवस्त्रविभूषितम्” > > - निरुक्तस्य “इन्दुवन्निर्मलं शान्तं वकवक्त्रं कृशोदरम् । > > पाशपङ्कजहस्तं स्याच्चाक्षसूत्रं सपुस्तकम् । नरुक्तमितिनिर्णीतं > छन्दोनिर्णीयतेऽधुना” । > > - छन्दसः “जवाकुसुमसंकाशं छन्दो ज्ञेयं विपश्चिता । चकोरा- > > स्यञ्जपाक्षन्तु शक्तिं बिभ्रच्छिखान्विताम् । लोहकुण्डल-कोपेतं > प्रवालकृतकुण्डलम्” । > > - ज्योतिषस्य “ज्योतिषं तु विड़ालास्यमिन्द्रगोपनिभं शुभम् । > > अक्षसूत्रं कजं बिभ्रद्धस्तयोर्दक्षवामयोः” । > > - मीमांसायाः “सोमकान्तिसमाभासं मीमांसाशास्त्रमुत्तमम् । > > अक्षसूत्रं दधद्दक्षे सुधापूर्णघटं करे” । > > - न्यायस्य “अतसीपुष्पसङ्काशो न्यायो ज्ञेयो विपश्चिता । > > सिंहास्यो दक्षिणे सूत्रं ध्वजं वामकरे दघत्” । > > - धर्मशास्त्रस्य “धर्मशास्त्रं सितं शान्तं चाषवक्त्रं कजासनम् । > > मुक्ताजपाक्षभृद्दक्षे तुलाहस्तन्तु वामतः” । > > - पुराणस्य “पुराणं चम्पकाभासं शुकवक्त्रं चतुर्दलम् । अक्ष- > > सूत्रं द्वये ज्ञेयं नानाभरणभूषितम्” । > > - इतिहासस्य “इतिहासः कजाभासः शूकरास्यो महोदरः । > > अक्षसूत्रं घटं बिभ्रत् पञ्चजाभरणान्वितः” । > > - घनुर्वेदस्य “पीतवर्णो धनुर्वेदः पिकवक्त्री महातनुः । रत्न- > > मालावलिं धत्ते मस्तके भूषिता जटा” । > > - आयुर्वेदस्य “आयुर्वेदो हरिद्राभो वानरास्यो विशालदृक् । > > अक्षसूत्रं सुधाकुम्भं बिभ्रदारोग्यदो भृशम्” । > > - नृत्यशास्त्रस्य “नृत्यशास्त्रं सितं रम्यं मृगवक्त्रं जटाध- > > रम् । अक्षसूत्रं त्रिशूलञ्च बिभ्राणञ्च त्रिलीचनम्” । > > - पञ्चरात्रस्य “पञ्चरात्राभिधं शास्त्रं धबलं वृषभाननम् । अक्ष- > > सूत्रं हलं घत्ते वनमालाविभूषितम्” । > > - पाशुपतस्य “शास्त्रं पाशुपतं शुभ्रं व्यालवक्त्रं कृशोदरम् । > > सूत्रपात्रधरं भीमं व्याघ्रचर्माम्बरावृतम्” । > > Continued on पृष्ठ ३६९८ > > पातञ्जलस्य “पातञ्जलाभिधं रक्तं सर्पवक्त्रं सुतेजसम् ।अक्षसूत्रं पृदाकुञ्च > धारयन् कुण्डलान्वितम्” । (पृदाकुःसर्पः) । > > - साङ्ख्यस्य “साङ्ख्यं तत् कपिलं बभ्रुवक्त्रमुज्वलतुन्दिलम् । > > जाप्यदण्डधरं दीर्घनखलोमजटाघरम्” । > > - अर्थशास्त्रस्य “अर्थशास्त्रं भवेद्गौरं सारिकावदनं शुभम् । > > अक्षसूत्रं फलं बिभ्रदन्नहारं कमण्डलुम्” । > > On Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 9:36 PM Nagaraj Paturi <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> On 10th April, 2012, prof. Veeranarayana Pandurangi posted on BVP list as >> follows: >> >> dear all, >> where we can find a sloka that describes the nayaypurusha >> >> atasipushpasankasho nyayo dhyeyo vipashcita >> simhasyo dakshine pasham dhvajam vamakare dadhan >> >> >> this verse is printed on the cover of Mathuri panchalakshani with >> commenatary of Ganga KSS Varanasi >> >> So this verse seems to be printed on some other publication also. >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 8:52 PM Philipp Maas via INDOLOGY < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dear Colleagues, >>> >>> On the outer cover of the printed edition of the *Nyāyabhāṣya* by >>> Padmaprasāda Śāstrī and Harirāma Śukla that was published as vol. 42 of the >>> Kashi Sanskrit Series (fourth ed. 1990 >>> <https://ia801807.us.archive.org/11/items/agbS_nyaya-darshanam-with-vatsyayana-bhashya-series-43-kashi-sanskrit-granthamala/Nyaya%20Darshanam%20with%20Vatsyayana%20Bhashya%20Series%20%23%2043%20-%20Kashi%20Sanskrit%20Granthamala.pdf>), >>> I found an iconographic depiction of the philosophical system of Nyāya as a >>> human figure with a lion face, holding a *sūtra* and a *dhvaja* in the >>> right and left hand, respectively (see attached image). The image is >>> accompanied by an *anuṣṭubh*-caption, which reads *atasīpuṣpasaṅkāśo >>> nyāyo jñeyo vipaścitā* / *siṃhāsya dakṣiṇe sūtraṃ dhvajaṃ vāmakare >>> dadhan* //, suggesting that the colour of the personified *nyāya*-system >>> is light blue. >>> >>> >>> >>> Quite interestingly, the printed edition of the *Mānavadharmaśāstra* >>> together >>> with Kullūkabhaṭṭa’s commentary, which was like the before-mentioned >>> edition of the *Nyāyabhāṣya *published by the Chaukhambha Sanskrit >>> Sansthan, has a similar depiction of *dharmaśāstra* which also is >>> accompanied by a caption (see attached image). >>> >>> >>> >>> I was completely unaware of any personifications and iconographic >>> representations of South Asian knowledge systems and wonder what the >>> source(s) of the stanza on Nyāya may be. Are these two cases of >>> personification and iconographic representation of knowledge systems >>> exclusively related to the Chaukhambha Sanskrit Sansthan, or do they >>> represent a broader tradition? >>> >>> >>> >>> I would greatly appreciate any help you could give me with this. >>> >>> >>> >>> With many thanks in advance and best wishes, >>> >>> >>> >>> Philipp >>> __________________________ >>> >>> PD Dr. Philipp A. Maas >>> Research Associate >>> Department of Indology and Central Asian Studies >>> University of Leipzig >>> ___________________________ >>> >>> https://spp1448.academia.edu/PhilippMaas >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> INDOLOGY mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >>> >> >> >> -- >> Nagaraj Paturi >> >> Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA. >> Dean, IndicA >> BoS, MIT School of Vedic Sciences, Pune, Maharashtra >> BoS Kavikulaguru Kalidasa Sanskrit University, Ramtek, Maharashtra >> BoS Veda Vijnana Gurukula, Bengaluru. >> Member, Advisory Council, Veda Vijnana Shodha Samsthanam, Bengaluru >> Former Senior Professor of Cultural Studies, >> FLAME School of Communication and FLAME School of Liberal Education, >> Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA. >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Nagaraj Paturi > > Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA. > Dean, IndicA > BoS, MIT School of Vedic Sciences, Pune, Maharashtra > BoS Kavikulaguru Kalidasa Sanskrit University, Ramtek, Maharashtra > BoS Veda Vijnana Gurukula, Bengaluru. > Member, Advisory Council, Veda Vijnana Shodha Samsthanam, Bengaluru > Former Senior Professor of Cultural Studies, > FLAME School of Communication and FLAME School of Liberal Education, > Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA. > > > >
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