Bhashya is a
SanskritSanskrit is a historical Indo-Aryan language, one of the liturgical languages of Hinduism and Buddhism, and one of the 22 official languages of India. It is also declared as a classical language by the government of India....
word for "commentary" or "exposition". It is especially used with reference to a text or religious work.
A typical Bhashya would be an interpretation of a
SutraSūtra , literally means a thread or line that holds things together, and more metaphorically refers to an aphorism , or a collection of such aphorisms in the form of a manual...
or other classical work. It can also consist of word by word translations and the individual view point of the commentator or
Bhashyakara.
There are numerous Bhashyas available on various Sanskrit works.
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Bhashya is a
SanskritSanskrit is a historical Indo-Aryan language, one of the liturgical languages of Hinduism and Buddhism, and one of the 22 official languages of India. It is also declared as a classical language by the government of India....
word for "commentary" or "exposition". It is especially used with reference to a text or religious work.
A typical Bhashya would be an interpretation of a
SutraSūtra , literally means a thread or line that holds things together, and more metaphorically refers to an aphorism , or a collection of such aphorisms in the form of a manual...
or other classical work. It can also consist of word by word translations and the individual view point of the commentator or
Bhashyakara.
There are numerous Bhashyas available on various Sanskrit works. Few examples are Brahma Sutra Bhashya by Sri
MadhvacharyaShri Madhvacharya was the chief proponent of Tattvavāda , popularly known as Dvaita or dualistic school of Hindu philosophy. It is one of the three most influential Vedanta philosophies. Madhva was one of the important philosophers during the Bhakti movement. He was a pioneer in many ways, going...
and Sri
Adi ShankaraAdi Shankara ; , also known as ' and ', was an Indian philosopher who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta, a sub-school of Vedanta. His teachings are based on the unity of the soul and Brahman, in which Brahman is viewed as without attributes...
, Gita Bhashya and Sri Bhashya by Sri
RamanujaRamanuja ; traditionally 1017–1137, also known as Ramanujacharya, Ethirajar, Emperumannar, was a theologian, philosopher, and scriptural exegete...
and Mahabhashya by Panini