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Nārayaṇabhaṭṭa

Nārayaṇabhaṭṭa (a.k.a. Nārāyaṇa Bhaṭṭa, Nārāyaṇa) was the author of the Mānameyodaya.

Name

Nārayaṇabhaṭṭa

Alternative Name

Nārāyaṇa Bhaṭṭa, Nārāyaṇa

Date Active

c. 1600 A.D.

References

Raja, C. Kunhan and S.S. Suryanarayanasastri (eds.) (1975), Mānameyodaya of Nārāyaṇa (an elementary treatise on the Mīmāṃsā). Madras: The Adyar Library and Research Centre.

Texts

The Mānameyodaya is an elementary mīmāṃsā treatise of the bhāṭṭa mīmāṃsā school. Its author is Nārāyaṇabhaṭṭa.

Linguistic Traditions

Mīmāṃsā is the native tradition of Vedic exegesis. It not only explains difficult Vedic passages but also, more importantly, provides general rules of interpretation. The foundational t...