The Avacchedakat?nirukti, a supplement by Gad?dhara Bha???c?rya (circa 1604–1709) to the commentary D?dhiti on the Tattva Cint?ma?i written by the great philosopher Raghun?tha ?iroma?i (circa 1477–1547), deals with the interpretation of avacchedakatva, the individuality of invariable concomitance in inference (vy?pti), elaborating upon Raghun?tha ?iroma?i’s treatment of the topic. In his own commentary, the Subodh?, Prof. N.S. Ramanuja Tatacharya clarifies the most difficult portion of this ??stric text, and renders it accessible by presenting it in simple and lucid language.
About the commentator
N.S. Ramanuja Tatacharya is one of the senior authorities in the fields of Ny?ya, Vy?kara?a, P?rvam?m??s? and Uttaram?m??s?. Since retiring as Vice-Chancellor of the Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha of Tirupati, he has been associated with the French Institute of Pondicherry as Honorary Professor. His profound scholarship has earned him many awards, including the Padma Bhushan and Certificate of Honour for Proficiency in Sanskrit, both conferred by the President of India, and the Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur awarded by the French government. He has been awarded the titles of Tarkav?caspati and??straratn?kara by the Head of the Sri Raghavendra Swamy Matha and the Sri Vedanta Desika Sampradaya Sabha, respectively. He is also the recipient of the Ramakrishna Dalmia Srivani Alankara Award of the Ramakrishna Dalmia Srivani Nyas, and the Vachaspati Puraskar Award of the K. K. Birla Foundation.
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