Mahamahopadhyaya Vidvan N. Ranganatha Sharma (1916–2014) was a Sanskrit and Kannada scholar, particularly known for his erudition in grammar (vyākaraṇa) of both languages.
Life[edit | edit source]
Ranganatha Sharma was born in the village of Nadahalli on January 7, 1916.[1][2] He taught in Bangalore at the Chamarajendra Sanskrit College for several decades[2][3] (1948 to 1976),[4] where he was Professor of Vyākaraṇa.[5] He was also a close associate of DVG (D. V. Gundappa).[3][6]
Work[edit | edit source]
Sanskrit works[edit | edit source]
Sharma's Sanskrit works include Bahubalivijayam (a Historical play, 1980) and Ekachakram (a mythological play, 1990); Guruparemitracaritam (1969) and Gommatesvarasuprabhatam (1981), and Gommatesa-panchakam.[1]
Kannada works[edit | edit source]
Bhasantarapatha (1949), Laukika-nyayagalu (1959), Hosagannada Vyakarana, Valmikimunigala Hasyapravrtti, Varadahalli Sridhara Swamigalu, Sri Kamacandra (in the light of Bhasa, Kalidasa and Bhavabhuti, 1982), Suktivyapti (1991, Upanisattina Kathegalu (1993). Translated works: Valmikiramayana, Amarakosa (1970), Viduraniti (1973), the Xth Skandha of Srimad-bhagavata (1978), Srivisnupurana (1986), Vyasatatparyanirnaya, Srtisarasamuddharana of Totakacarya, Brahma-kanda of Vakyapadiyam, and Pancadasi of Vidyaranya.Edited works: Bhagavan¬namavali, Subhasitamanjari, and Srichamarajoktivilasaramayana.[1]
He is noted for his translation of the entire Valmiki Ramayana into Kannada, which was published with a foreword by DVG himself.[3] He also wrote works on the Vishnu Purana, Srimad Bhagavata, Amarakosha in three kāṇḍas,[3][2] Bhartrhari[2] and Sri Shankara Sookti Muktavali.[3] He edited DVG's Marulamuniyana Kagga, a collection of poems which was published after DVG's death.[3] Mr. Sharma has authored several books in Kannada and Sanskrit. He is a recipient of the national award for Sanskrit learning and has received the Rajyotsava Award. The Karnataka Samskrit University recently conferred an honorary doctorate on him.[6] In his Laukika Nyayagalu, he explained 219 maxims in Kannada.[7]
His works in Sanskrit include the historical play Bāhubalivijayam (1981), and the mythological play Ekacakram (1990), based on the Adi Parva of the Mahabharata.[5][8] He was the author of more than 80 works,[2] over 45 in Kannada and 10 in Sanskrit.[3] He wrote Hosagannada Vyakarana, which was published in the year 2010.[9]
Honors received[edit | edit source]
He is a recipient of the Karnataka State Award, President’s Certificate of Honour, SHANKARA~KINKARA Prashasti of Sri Samsthana Gokarna Sri Ramachandrapur Mutt, Chunchasri Prasasti of Âdichunchanagiri Mahasamsthana, and the title Mahamahopadhyaya of Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, Tirupati.
Awards[edit | edit source]
- Rajyotsava Award[3][6]
- Best Teacher Award, at the State and National level[2]
- First recipient of the DVG Memorial Award by the DVG Balaga[2][4]
- Title of "Mahamahopadya"[10] by the Tirupati Sanskrit University[2]
- National award for proficiency in Sanskrit[3][6]
- Honorary doctorate (Honoris Causa D. Litt. degree[11]) from Karnataka Samskrit University, Bangalore.[2][3][4][6]
- Book award for Sanskrit writing in 2010, from Karnataka Samskruta University.[12]
Death[edit | edit source]
Vidwan N. Ranganatha Sharma died on 25 January 2014 at his residence at Kuvempunagar, Mysore, at age 98.[13]
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- S. Ranganath (2009), Modern Sanskrit Writings in Karnataka (PDF), New Delhi: Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, pp. 47–51
- Official website: https://vidwannrs.in/
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "N. Rangnatha Sharma".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 "NOTED SANSKRIT SCHOLAR RANGANATHA SHARMA DEAD", Star of Mysore, Mysore, 25 January 2014
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 "Scholar Ranganatha Sharma is dead", The Hindu, Mysore, 26 January 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Ranganath Sharma to get DVG award", The Hindu, Mysore, 23 March 2013
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 S. Ranganath (2003), V. N. Jha (ed.), "Contribution of Karnataka to Sanskrit Drama Since Independence", Sanskrit Writings in Independent India, p. 28, ISBN 9788126018123
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "DVG was a titan among Kannada writers, says Ranganatha Sharma", The Hindu, Mysore, 25 March 2013
- ↑ T. V. V. S. (1987). Amaresh Datta (ed.). Aphorisms, Maxims and Proverbs (Kannada). Sahitya Akademi. p. 208. ISBN 9788126018031.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ↑ N. Ranganatha Sharma (1990). Ekachakram. Bangalore: Akhila Karnataka Sanskrit Parishat.. With an appreciation by K. Krishnamurthy, p. viii.
- ↑ "Hosagannada Vyakarana". Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ↑ ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರ ಹೆಗ್ಡೆ (26 January 2014), "ನಾಡು ಕಂಡ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ವಿದ್ವಾಂಸ ರಂಗನಾಥ ಶರ್ಮ ಸ್ಮರಣೆ", OneIndia Kannada
- ↑ "Make Sanskrit the language of non-Brahmins: scholar", The Hindu, Bangalore, 10 November 2012
- ↑ "Book awards", The Hindu, Karnataka, 6 March 2012
- ↑ "Sanskrit scholar Ranganatha Sharma dead". Archived from the original on 26 August 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Page on Ranganatha Sharma as part of Karnataka Samskrit University's "Karnataka Saaraswatopaasakaru"
- Official website containing his complete works