Sārasvatī Suṣamā

Sārasvatī Suṣamā (Sanskrit: सारस्वती सुषमा, lit. 'Quarterly Sanskrit Research Journal') is a research journal published in Sanskrit. Established in 1942 and published quarterly, the Sārasvatī Suṣamā has been edited by a series of distinguished scholars and has carried important and internationally recognized research on Sanskrit-related topics.[1]

Origin

Sārasvatī Suṣamā was initially published from Government Sanskrit College Benares in 1942. The editors were:

  • Dr. Mangal Dev Shastri
  • Tribhuvan Prasad Upadhyay
  • Kubernath Shukla

Reputation

During 1958, this college merged into Sampurnanand Sanskrit University. Thereafter the journal was published by the Director, Research Institute, Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi, India.[2]

Editors

The editors of the journal since 1957 are listed below.

No. Name of Editor Period No. of Years
1 Kshetresa Chandra Chattopadhyaya 1957–1965 8
2 Baldev Upadhyaya 1966–1968 2
3 Badarinath Shukla 1968–1970 2
4 B. P. T. Vagish Shastri 1970–1996 26
5 Adya Prasad Mishra 1996–1997 1
6 Shrikant Pandey 1997–1998 1
7 Rahas Bihari Dwivedi 1999–2000 1
8 Rajaram Shukla 2001–present 6

Nature of publication

Sārasvatī Suṣamā publishes articles on the following topics.[3]

  • Research articles on oriental learnings.
  • Research articles on Pali, Prakrit, Apabhramsa and Culture.
  • Unpublished small manuscripts edited by scholars.
  • Criticism of the books.
  • Continuation work on Purana Index.
  • Other treaties.

References
  1. For example, the journal is cited often in George Cardona, Pāṇini: A survey of research (The Hague, 1976), for its authoritative articles on Sanskrit grammar.
  2. R.N. Dandekar, VEDIC BIBLIOGRAPHY Vol.I, Vol. II, Vol. III, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona. Government Oriental Series, 1973.
  3. Baldev Upadhyaya, Kashi ki Panditya Parampara, Vishwavidyalaya Prakashan, Varanasi, 1983.


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