Vyosa

Kshitish Chandra Chatterjee

Vyosa

Vol. 7 · No. 3September - 1931pp. 628–628English

Summary

In this short miscellany note, the author examines the figure of Vyosa, frequently cited in commentaries on Sanskrit grammar and lexicons. Some scholars have suggested that Vyosa is a scribal corruption of Ghosa or that the name refers to the famous poet and Buddhist writer Aśvaghoṣa. The author argues that Vyosa should not be conflated with either Ghosa or Aśvaghoṣa but represents a distinct author whose verses were used to illustrate grammatical rules. Although little is known about Vyosa’s life, the note cautions against speculative identifications based solely on phonetic similarity and emphasises the need for philological rigour.

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Conclusion

The note stresses that superficial resemblances in names can mislead scholars. Vyosa’s identity remains obscure, but his grammatical citations should not be automatically attributed to better‑known poets.

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Vol. 7 · No. 3

435–457Finger-posts of Bengal HistoryBijoy Nath Sarkar 458–463The Queen’s Donation EdictSailendra Nath Mitra 464–474Studies in the KautiliyaNarendra Nath Law 475–480The Economic Conditions of Bengal during the Years 1793 - 1858Gottlieb L. Schanzlin 481–498The Frontier Problem of the MughalsH. N. Sinha 499–514Usnisa-siraskata in early Buddha images of IndiaJitendra Nath Banerjee 515–522Two Tantri StoriesA. Venkatasubbiah 523–530The Samrajya of YudhisthiraChamupati 530–536Gopala Deva I of BengalMuhammad Shahidullah 537–627The Problem of the MahanatakaSushil Kumar De 628–628VyosaKshitish Chandra ChatterjeeCurrent article 629–629Date of the MudraraksasaJarl Charpentier 629–632Surastra under the MauryasBankim Ch. Ray Chaudhuri 632–632A Note on Surcsvaracarya and Mandana MisraAmar Nath Roy 633–634Notes on the Nagarjunikonda Inscriptions 635–643MADHUSHEDANA�S TEXT (Jivinanda's Ed,)Sushil Kumar De 644–650Kulasekhara Alvar and his date 651–653Notes On The Nagarjunikosda Inscriptions - IV - PasidakinamNalinaksha Dutt 654–656The “Webbed Fingers” of BuddhaJitendra Nath Banerjee 657Notes on Asoka RescriptsSailendra Nath Mitra 658–663Some Notes on Ownership of the Soil in Ancient IndiaU. N. Ghoshal 664Nalanda Stone Inscription of YasovarmadevaRamesh Chandra Majumdar 665–668Sailodbhava Rulers of KongadaVinayak Misra 669–673The hair and the usnisa on the head of the Buddhas and the JinasRamaprasad Chanda 674–681Select Contents of Orlental Journals

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