ERTHURU SHANTIRAJASHASTRY, 1888-1952

            Erthuru Shantirajashastry (ertUru shAntirAjashAstry) (ಎರ್ತೂರು ಶಾಂತಿರಾಜಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿ) was a traditional scholar well versed in textual criticism, Jaina religion and literature. He was a polyglot with a thorough knowledge of Kannada, Sanskrit and Prakrit. He was born in a small village called ‘erthuru’ in South Canara district and educated in various places such as Mudabidri, Shravanabelagola, Mysore, Benaras and Calcutta. He worked as researcher in the Oriental research Institute, Mysore for a long time. He has published many ancient texts with due processes of textual criticism. Some of these works are published by the O.R.I. and the rest are brought out independently. He edited two periodicals called ‘vivEkAByudaya’ and ‘vishvabandhu’ for some time.

            Some of the important works edited by Shantharajashastry are as follows:

Kannada:

1. ‘nAgakumAracaritam’ By bAhubali-vardhamAna, 1933, Mysore Jaina Association (ನಾಗಕುಮಾರಚರಿತಂ)

2. ‘nEmijinEshasangati’ By mangarasa-3, 1931, caduranga basavaraja urs (ನೇಮಿಜಿನೇಶಸಂಗತಿ)

3.  ‘shatakatrayI’ by ratnAkaravarNi, 1922, (with A.S. Shripalaiah) (ಶತಕತ್ರಯೀ)

4. ‘Tattvaratna Pradeepike’ (‘ತತ್ತ್ವರತ್ನ ಪ್ರದೀಪಿಕೆ’) 1955 . ‘(with bAlacandra’s commentary) Oriental Research Institute, Mysore.

5. ‘trailOkya cUDAmaNi stOtra’ By brahmashiva, (ತ್ರೈಲೋಕ್ಯಚೂಡಾಮಣಿ ಸ್ತೋತ್ರ), 1942

6. ‘dvAdashAnuprEkshe’ (ದ್ವಾದಶಾನುಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷೆ)

Sanskrit:

1. ‘pUrvapurANa’ By jinasEnAcArya (ಪೂರ್ವಪುರಾಣ) 1925,1933

2. ‘uttarapurANa’ By guNaBadrAcArya (ಉತ್ತರಪುರಾಣ) 1940

3. ‘sajjanacittavallaBa’ By malliSENa (ಸಜ್ಜನಚಿತ್ತವಲ್ಲಭ) 1948

4. ‘dravyasangraha’ By nEmicandra siddhAntacakravarti (ದ್ರವ್ಯಸಂಗ್ರಹ) 1927

5. ‘iSTOpadEsha’ By pUjyapAda (ಇಷ್ಟೋಪದೇಶ) 1938

Shantirajashastry was given the title ‘Panditaratna’ by the Maharaja of Mysore in 1946.

Further Readings and Links:

1. ಎರ್ತೂರು ಶಾಂತಿರಾಜ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿ ಜೀವನ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಪ. ನಾಗರಾಜಯ್ಯ, 1988, ಪ್ರ. ಎಸ್. ನಾಗಕುಮಾರ್ ಮತ್ತು ಇತರರು, ಮೈಸೂರು.

2. ಶಾಂತಿರಾಜ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿಗಳ ಕೃತಿಗಳು-ಒಂದು ಅಧ್ಯಯನ, ಡಾ. ಸತ್ಯವತಿ,1995, ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಪರಿಷತ್ತು.

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