Tapasvi Shambhuchandra Nandi

Siddhicandra on Rasa

By Tapasvi Shambhuchandra Nandi

Poetic Creativity; its Manifold manifestations and evaluation

By Tapasvi Shambhuchandra Nandi

Focusing on theories of artistic creation, this paper surveys how Indian literary critics explained the genesis of poetry and how poetic creativity manifests across genres. Drawing on Sanskrit…

Some Aspects of the Rasa‑Theory

By Tapasvi Shambhuchandra Nandi

This article by Tapasvi Nandi examines the classical Sanskrit theory of rasa (aesthetic flavour), as codified by Bharata in the Natyashastra and further elaborated by later commentators like…

Gita and Gandhiji

By Tapasvi Shambhuchandra Nandi

Dr. Ramesh Betai’s *Gita and Gandhiji* offers a comprehensive exploration of Mahatma Gandhi’s interpretation of the *Bhagavad Gita* (B.G.), situating it within broader philosophical and literary…

General Introduction to uparupakas and examination of Sri Gadita and Durnirika in particular

By Tapasvi Shambhuchandra Nandi

Classical Sanskrit dramaturgy classifies plays and performance genres into major and minor forms. The Nāṭyaśāstra describes ten major rūpakas such as the full-length nāṭaka and prakaraṇa.…

‘Tatparya’ in Bhoja

By Tapasvi Shambhuchandra Nandi

Focusing on Bhoja’s theory of tātparya (the intended meaning of a sentence), this article builds on Dr Raghavan’s exposition and examines the textual passages in Bhoja’s writings. After quoting a…

Reconsideration of Sri Śaṅkuka’s Views on Rasa‑Nispatti

By Tapasvi Shambhuchandra Nandi

This paper re‑examines the tenth‑century thinker Śrī Śaṅkuka’s explanation of how rasa (aesthetic flavour) arises. Śaṅkuka contested earlier theorists like Lollaṭa by asserting that rasa is not a…

Godichandra Mahakavya ni Alochana

By Tapasvi Shambhuchandra Nandi

This Gujarati article presents a critical appreciation of the ‘Śrī Goḍicandrak Mahākāvya,’ an epic poem that narrates the legendary exploits of the Jain hero Goḍicandra. The author first summarizes…

Fixing Up of Some Variants from Kalidasa

By Tapasvi Shambhuchandra Nandi

T. S. Nandi addresses the textual transmission of Kālidāsa’s works, arguing that many modern editions overlook valuable evidence from traditional Sanskrit grammarians and lexicographers. The article…

Observations on Some Variants in Harṣacarita

By Tapasvi Shambhuchandra Nandi

This philological essay analyses variant readings in Bāṇa’s Harsacarita, a celebrated prose romance. The author reviews manuscripts from different regions and notes how scribes introduced changes in…

Fixing up of Some Variants from Kālidāsa

By Tapasvi Shambhuchandra Nandi

The article by Tapasvi Nandi argues that text-critical editions of Kālidāsa’s works, including those by the Sahitya Akademi, are incomplete because they fail to utilize and properly weigh all…

Śokaḥ Ślokatvam Āgataḥ (Dhv. I. Sd)

By Tapasvi Shambhuchandra Nandi

This article reflects on the famous Sanskrit saying ‘śokaḥ ślokatvam āgataḥ’, which means ‘sorrow has become poetry’. The author interprets the dictum as pointing to the creative transformation of…

Bhatta Nayaka’s Blunder

By Tapasvi Shambhuchandra Nandi

T. S. Nandi’s critical essay revisits the aesthetic theory of Bhaṭṭa Nāyaka, a 10th‑century Sanskrit scholar who criticised the dhvani (suggestion) theory of Ānandavardhana and Abhinavagupta. Bhaṭṭa…

Gunaratna’s Saradipika

By Tapasvi Shambhuchandra Nandi

Gunaratna’s Śāradīpikā, studied by T.S. Nandi, is an unpublished Jain commentary whose text survives in two manuscripts. Gunaratnagaṇi, a monk of the Kharatara Gaccha, composed the work as an…

Gunratna's Saradipika

By Tapasvi Shambhuchandra Nandi

Gunaratnagani's Sāradīpikā is an unpublished Jain commentary on the Kāvyaprakāśa (K.P.), for which two manuscripts—from Baroda (B) and Poona (P)—are available. Both are copies of the same original,…