P. N. Pattabhirama Sastri

P. N. Pattabhirama Sastri
Born	India
Occupation	Scholar Educationist Academic
Known for	Studies of Vedas and Sanskrit literature
Awards	Padma Bhushan

P. N. Pattabhirama Sastri was an Indian philologist and scholar of Sanskrit literature and Vedas, known for his works on Sanksrit Philology and Mīmāṃsā or the hermenutics of the Vedas.^[1][2] He was the founder vice chancellor of the Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, a deemed university dedicated to Sanskrit studies.^[3] He was also the founder of a non governmental organization in Uttar Pradesh for the promotion of arts, culture and education, which is now known as Shri Pattabhirama Shastri Veda Mimansa Anusandhan Kendra.^[4][5] Vaidikaśikṣādarśanabindhuḥ,^[6] Āpastambaśrautasūtra Dhūrtasvāmibhāsya,^[7] Mīmāṃsāśāstramālā,^[8] Tautātitamatatilaka^[9] and Śāstradīpikā, prabhāsahitā^[10] are some of his notable works. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1982, for his contributions to literature and education.^[11] Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha honored its founder vice chancellor by naming its central library as Mahamahopadhyaya Sri Pattabhirama Sastri Library.^[12] The 8th volume of Kendriya-Saṃskṛtavidyāpīṭham anuvādagranthamālā has been republished as Mahamahopadhyaya Padmabhushana Sri P.N. Pattabhirama Sastri commemoration volume in his honor.^[13]

Selected bibliography

• Āpastamba; A. Cinnasvāmiśāstrī; P. N. Pattabhirama Sastri (1955). Āpastambaśrautasūtra Dhūrtasvāmibhāsya. Oriental Institute.
• P. N.Pattabhirama Sastri (1976). Vyasa Siksha: Alongwith Vedataijas commentary of Sri Surya Narain Suravadhani & Sarva Lakshanmanjari Sangraha of Sri Raja Ghanpathi. Chaukhambha Sanskrit Sansthan.
• P. N. Pattabhirama Sastri (1980). Vaidikaśikṣādarśanabindhuḥ. Sampūrṇānda-Saṃskr̥ta-Viśvavidyālayaḥ.
• Pārthasārathimiśra; Vaidyanātha; P. N. Pattabhirama Sastri (1981). Śāstradīpikā, prabhāsahitā. Śrī Lālabhāduraśāstrikendriyasaṃskr̥tavidyāpīṭham.
• Karka; Maṇḍana Miśra; P. N. Pattabhirama Sastri (1982). Kātyāyanaśrautasūtraṃ: Karkabhāṣyasahitam. Śrīlālabahāduraśāstrikendriyasaṃskr̥tavidyāp̄īṭham.
• Kamalākarabhaṭṭa; P. N. Pattabhirama Sastri (1986). Mīmāṃsāśāstramālā. Veda-Mīmāṃsānusandhānakendram.
• Kamalākarabhaṭṭa; P. N. Pattabhirama Sastri (1987). Kamalākarabhaṭṭaviracitaṃ Mīmāṃsākutūhalam: prakaraṇagranthaḥ. Prakāśanādhikārī, Sampūrṇānandasaṃskr̥taviśvavidyālayasya.
• Sāyana; A. Cinnasvāmiśāstrī; P. N. Pattabhirama Sastri (1987). Sāmavedīyatāṇḍyamahābrāhmaṇam: Sāyaṇācāryaviracitabhāṣyasahitam. Caukhambhā Saṃskr̥ta Saṃsthāna.
• A. Cinnasvāmiśāstrī; P. N. Pattabhirama Sastri (1992). Yajñatattvaprakāśaḥ. Motīlāla Banārasīdāsa.
• Bhavadeva; A. Cinnasvāmiśāstrī; P. N. Pattabhirama Sastri (1999). Tautātitamatatilaka. Sampūrṇānanda Saṃskr̥ta Viśvavidyālaye.
• Mādhava; P. N. Pattabhirama Sastri. Jaiminīyanyāyamālāyāh ̣t{u0072}tīyādhyāyānto bhāgah ̣. Caukhambhā Saṃsk{u0072}ta Saṃsthāna.

See also

• Sanskrit literature
• Vedas
• Mīmāṃsā
• hermenutics
• Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha

References

1. "Classical philology is dead in India". Christopherculver.com. 15 October 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
2. "Oral Tradition in Indian Civilization". Sulekha Education. 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
3. "Profile of the Vidyapeetha". Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha. 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
4. "Shri Pattabhirama Shastri Veda Mimansa Anusandhan Kendra". Search Donation. 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
5. "Indian NGOs". Indian NGOs. 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
6. P. N. Pattabhirama Sastri (1980). Vaidikaśikṣādarśanabindhuḥ. Sampūrṇānda-Saṃskr̥ta-Viśvavidyālayaḥ.
7. Āpastamba; A. Cinnasvāmiśāstrī; P. N. Pattabhirama Sastri (1955). Āpastambaśrautasūtra Dhūrtasvāmibhāsya. Oriental Institute.
8. Kamalākarabhaṭṭa; P. N. Pattabhirama Sastri (1986). Mīmāṃsāśāstramālā. Veda-Mīmāṃsānusandhānakendram.
9. Bhavadeva; A. Cinnasvāmiśāstrī; P. N. Pattabhirama Sastri (1999). Tautātitamatatilaka. Sampūrṇānanda Saṃskr̥ta Viśvavidyālaye.
10. Pārthasārathimiśra; Vaidyanātha; P. N. Pattabhirama Sastri (1981). Śāstradīpikā, prabhāsahitā. Śrī Lālabhāduraśāstrikendriyasaṃskr̥tavidyāpīṭham.
11. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
12. "Mahamahopadhyaya Sri Pattabhirama Sastri Library". Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha. 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
13. P. N. Paṭṭābhirāma Śāstrī; Rā Mahādevaśarmā (1993). Mahamahopadhyaya Padmabhushana Sri P.N. Pattabhirama Sastri commemoration volume. Rāṣṭrīyasaṃskr̥tavidyāpīṭham.

External links

• Cambridge University Press (February 1964). "Bulletin - Short Notices". School of Oriental and African Studies. 27 (1): 229. doi:10.1017/S0041977X00101193.
• P. N. Kamalakarabhatta, Pattabhirama Sastri (1987). Kamalakarabhattaviracitam Mimamsakutuhalam Prakaranagranthah. Sampurnanandasamskrtavi Svavidyalayasya Praptisthanam, Vikraya-Vibhagah.

Further reading

• P. N. Pattabhirama Sastri (Editor) (1976). Vyasa Sisksha (PDF). Veda Mimamsa Research Institute.