Siddhāntamuktāvalī

This is a commentary by Viśvanātha Nyāyapañcānana Bhaṭṭācārya on his own work, Bhāṣāpariccheda. This manuscript contains the complete anumānakhaṇḍa (section on inference). The manuscript itself is complete, but the text is incomplete. The author belonged to the Navya-Nyāya school of Indian philosophy and was one of the 63 writers of Shah Jahan’s reign. His father Vidyānivāsa was the author of Dvādaśayātraprayoga and was the younger brother of Rudra Nyāyavācaspati, a Naiyāyika philosopher. (NCC. Vol. 30. p.69). This Ms. is written in 7–11 lines per folio. Mistakes are covered with yellow or blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins. Significant syllables and words rubbed with orange powder for highlighting.