Sārasvatī Suṣamā

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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 1968–1970 2
4 B. P. T. Vagish Shastri 1970–1996 26
5 1996–1997 1
6 1997–1998 1
7 Rahas Bihari Dwivedi 1999–2000 1
8 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  • Unpublished small manuscripts edited by scholars.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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