P. N. Pattabhirama Sastri | |
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Born | India |
Occupation(s) | Scholar Educationist Academic |
Known for | Studies of Vedas and Sanskrit literature |
Awards | Padma Bhushan |
P. N. Pattabhirama Sastri was an Indian philologist and scholar of Sanskrit literature and Vedas, known for his works on Sanskrit Philology and Mīmāṃsā or the hermenutics of the Vedas. [1] [2] He was the founder vice chancellor of the Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, a deemed university dedicated to Sanskrit studies. [3] He was also the founder of a non governmental organization in Uttar Pradesh for the promotion of arts, culture and education, which is now known as Shri Pattabhirama Shastri Veda Mimansa Anusandhan Kendra. [4] [5] Vaidikaśikṣādarśanabindhuḥ, [6] Āpastambaśrautasūtra Dhūrtasvāmibhāsya, [7] Mīmāṃsāśāstramālā, [8] Tautātitamatatilaka [9] and Śāstradīpikā, prabhāsahitā [10] are some of his notable works. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1982, for his contributions to literature and education. [11] Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha honored its founder vice chancellor by naming its central library as Mahamahopadhyaya Sri Pattabhirama Sastri Library. [12] The 8th volume of Kendriya-Saṃskṛtavidyāpīṭham anuvādagranthamālā has been republished as Mahamahopadhyaya Padmabhushana Sri P.N. Pattabhirama Sastri commemoration volume in his honor. [13]