Mahidhara
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Mahīdhara was a 16th century commentator of the Vedas
, author of the Mantramahodadhi (mantra
-uda-dhí "great ocean of mantras", ca. 1588) and Vedadipa (veda-dīpa "light of the Vedas", on the Vajasaneyi-samhita of the White Yajurveda)
Vedas
The Vedas are a large body of texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism....
, author of the Mantramahodadhi (mantra
Mantra
A mantra is a sound, syllable, word, or group of words that is considered capable of "creating transformation"...
-uda-dhí "great ocean of mantras", ca. 1588) and Vedadipa (veda-dīpa "light of the Vedas", on the Vajasaneyi-samhita of the White Yajurveda)
Editions
- Mantramahodadhi With the Commentary Nauka, Sri Satguru Publications, Indian Books Centre, Delhi (1984, 1985), ISBN 9788170300502.
- Mahidhara's Mantra mahodadhih: Text in Sanskrit and roman along with English translation and comprehensive commentary, Prachya Prakashan (1992)
- Isavasyopanisad bhasya sangraha: Sankara bhasyam, Uvata bhasyam, Sayana bhasyam, Mahidhara bhasyam, Prakasa bhasyam, Yogapaksiyam Pra. Bha., Svami Dayananda, Jagadisa Samskrta Pustakalaya; Nutana samskarana edition (2001), ISBN 978-8187177210
- A. Weber, The Vajasaneyi-samhita in the Madhyandina- and the Kanva-shakha Berlin (1592), reprint Chowkhamba (1972).