It is a great pleasure that Academy of Sanskrit Research. Melukote is going to publish descriptive catalogue of samskrit manuscript (volume no. XIII) which contains valuable information about the Nyaya texts. The ASR has got a rich collection of manuscripts on various subjects which are utilized by research scholars and traditional experts.
ASR is regarded as one of the full-fledged research centers in the samskrit fratemity spreading in India aand aboroad. This reasearch institute was enriched by the yeoman service rendered by a galaxy of great scholars like Mahamahopadhyaya Shree K.S. Varadacharya Mahamahopadhyaya Shree Ramabhadracharya and others.
Descriptive catalogue of Nyaya manuscripts is very much needed in the present scenario, since there are numerous manuscripts which have a vast treasure of knowledge hidden in them require the attention of researchers to unearth for the benefit of knowledge seekers in the field of Indology. The system of Navya Nyaya which was prevalent and follwed by the scholars in the area of Nadiya of Bengal and Mithila of Bihar gradually spread towards south.
The region of Mysore was once reputed place for Navya Nyaya and the eminent scholars like Shree Ramashastry, Shree Kasturirangacharya, Shree Virupaksha Shastry and their numerous disciples adorned the temple of learning in Mysore. The Navya Nyaya was famously called Mysuru Tarka. Mysuru was considered as the head quarters of shastras in South India on par with Varanasi. This volume contains description of three fifty six manuscripts and amoung them Samanya Nirukthi itself has got fifty eight manuscripts. It reflects the richness of the collection.
The systematic arrangement of manuscripts in a repository is called cataloguing. It is the first stage of research in manuscript studies. It is interesting to note that custodians of manuscript-repositories often adopt their own unique system unlike a book library. The manuscripts can be arranged in alphabetical order according to subject, title, author, place, language and script.
The Anukramaņikds (indices) and Nighanţts (etymology) give some idea of indexing and classifications. The Kośas (Metrical Dictionaries) have a system of classification of words in alphabetical order. The anthologies in Sanskrit literature provide different methods of subject - wise classification. The catalogues can be provided to the scholars in printed form and/or in electronic format.
A standard catalogue:The cataloguer must write the information in Roman script with diacritical marks or in the original script like Devanagari, including regional languages. It should be written in Prdtipadika(mțla) or without vibhaktyanta in the standardized catalogue format for greater comprehension i.e., 'Gitagovinda' not Gitagovindah or Gitagovindam or Gitagovindamu or Gitagovind etc. If any variation comes in regional or national languages, the remarks field should be used. The regional variations of pronunciation and writing of letters such as ba/va, sha/sa, ta/tha etc. should be avoided. The National Mission for Manuscripts has standardized the cataloguing format of fields and subjects, diacritical marks in Roman, Arabic/Persian scripts and developed the National Electronic Catalogue of Manuscripts.
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