When you are wondering about the great efforts taken in bringing out the first four sutras with the commentaries of Sri Ramanuja and Sudharsana Bhatta, how will you react to this one which came out in 1905. It is captioned 'Sankara Ramanuja Nilakanta bhashyangalai anusarittha padavurai koodiya Brahma sutra dravida bhashyam'. i.e. Tamil commentary of Brahma sutras which incorporates the meanings from the commentaries of Sankara, Ramanuja and Nilakanta. The meanings were translated from Sanskrit by Tarkatheerthar Sriman U Ve Singapperumal Kovil Maatabhoosi Ramanujacharya Swamigal, assistance in corrections was by Advaithappravanar Vidwan Seetharama Sastri and published by A Ananthacharya, printed in Sastra Sanjeevini Press. The book covers the whole Brahma Sutra of four Adhyayas in about 350 pages.
Ventures big and small, comprehensive and in depth have been always there to take Vedantic knowledge to the people through Tamil. Whether it is Vedantic anthology many centuries ago or Jnaana vaasittam with commentaries or translations in Tamil of Sanskrit Commentaries, the continued efforts and activities and the team-work of scholars and enthusiasts are astounding.
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