Some Issues in Nyaya Mimamsa and Dharmasastra

Contents: Introduction. 1. Jayanta on the relation between word and meaning. 2. Is Anuvyavasaya Laukikapratyaksa? 3. A note on Visvanath's definition of Pratyaksa. 4. Murari Misra on the validity of knowledge. 5. On qualifier and indicator. 6. Tatparya in Purvamimamsa. 7. Prabhakaras' concept of Karya. 8. A note on Prabhakara theory of Sabdabodha. 9. Prabhakaras on negation. 10. On editing Murari Misra. 11. Murari Misra on Karya and Siddha. 12. Murari Misra on Tantra and Avapa. 13. Omens: past and present. 14. Attitude and feelings of man towards nature as reflected in Dharmagranthas. 15. Freedom of women and Manu. 16. Duties and rights of women in the Yajnavalkya-Smrti.

[Dr. Ujjawala Panse is presently at the Centre of Advanced Study in Sanskrit, University of Poona.]