Nyayamanjari of Jayantabhatta Ahnika I

From the preface: "I have great pleasure in presenting the English translation of the first Ahnika of Nyayamanjari of Jayanta Bhatta. Jayanta Bhatta occupies a unique position in the history and development of Indian philosophy in general and Pracina Nyaya in particular. The author himself informs that the text was written in a cave where he was put by the king of that time. Nyayamanjari is an encyclopaedic exposition of the Pracina Nyaya. While writing this, Jayanta has taken into account all the relevant views of almost all the systems of Indian philosophy prevalent at his time. He has presented views of his opponent so elaborately and clearly that some times it is easier to understand the opponents from Jayanta's Nyayamanjari than from the original texts of the opponents. Jayanta, the poet-logician, has unique capacity of presenting clearly the issues in a very beautiful Sanskrit."

[Prof. V.N. Jha is Director, Centre of Advanced Study in Sanskrit, University of Poona.]