Namalinganusasana (In 2 Volumes), , N.P. Unni, New Bharatiya Book Corporation, 9788183150910

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Namalinganusasana (In 2 Volumes)

N.P. Unni (Author)

Synopsis

The Namalinganusasana of Amarasimha occupies the same dominant position as Panini's in grammar. Despite the fact that there are nearly a hundred lexicons in Sanskrit, the Amarakosa, as we popularly know remains supreme. It has been commented upon by a vast number of commentators an Sanskrit as well as in the vernacular languages. Among the glosses on Amara, the one by Vandyaghatiya Sarvananda, appropriately called Tikaservasva stands foremost. Originally edited by T.Ganapati Sastri in the Trivandrum Sanskrit series in four parts as early as 1917 it remained out if print till now. The present reprint contains a detailed introduction by D.N.P.Unni.

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About the author

N.P. Unni

Dr. N.P. Unni (b. 1936) has the unique distinction of being the first candidate to be awarded a Ph.D. degree in Sanskrit by the University of Kerala. After a long teaching career in the Govt. Sanskrit College, Trivandrum, he joined the University of Kerala as Curator in the reputed Oriental Research Institute and Manuscripts Library. Later he became Reader in Sanskrit (1972) in the Dept. of Sanskrit and from 1979 onwards he served as Professor and Head of the Dept,; till 1996. Then he become the Vice Chancellor of the prestigious Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady, Kerala for a period of four years. Dr. Unni has written/edited/commented/published/more than 35 books in the different fields of study like Classical literature, Dramas, and Tantra, Arthasastra, Kerala, history, Dramaturgy, Commentatorial literature, Literary criticism etc., etc. His magnum opus is an English translation with text and notes of the Natyasastra of Bharata in 4 volumes. He was awarded the Certificate of Honour by the President of India in 2001.

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