key Hindu heritage site/great centre of Sanskrit learning patronised by Bhoja the Great- set free at last from the clutches of mlecchas
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K S Kannan
May 15, 2026, 9:31:37 AM (3 days ago) May 15
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Dr. K.S.Kannan D.Litt.
Hon. Prof., Chanakya University, Bangalore.,
Emeritus Prof. and Director, Vishnugupta VishwaVidyapeetham, Gokarna.,
Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj Chair Professor (Retd.), IIT-Madras.
Member, Expert Committee for Review of Criticism of Indian Knowledge Traditions, Central Sanskrit University (under MoE, GoI), Ganganath Jha Campus, Prayagraj.
Adjunct Faculty, Dept of Heritage Science and Technology, IIT Hyderabad.
Nominated Member, Academic Committee, Kavi Kula Guru Kalidasa University, Ramtek.
Member, Academic Council, Veda Vijnana Shodha Samsthana.
Academic Director, Swadeshi Indology.
Nominated Member, IIAS, Shimla.
Member, Academic Council, Veda Vijnana Shodha Samsthana.
Academic Director, Swadeshi Indology.
Nominated Member, IIAS, Shimla.
Former Professor, CAHC, Jain
University, Bangalore.
Former Director, Karnataka Samskrit
University, Bangalore.
Former Head, Dept. of Sanskrit, The
National Colleges, Bangalore.
Nagaraj Paturi
May 16, 2026, 1:19:30 AM (2 days ago) May 16
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Why Bhojshala is IKS shala ?
Areas covered by Bhoja's works:
astrology, personal hygiene, lexicography, Yoga , chemistry/metallurgy and pharmcy , architecture and iconography, grammar, horses, their diseases and the remedies, poetics and dramaturgy, Shaivite philosophy, astronomy, dharmaśāstra , statecraft, politics, city-building, jewel-testing, characteristics of books, shipbuilding etc. and musicology
Even the notorious Wikipedia has this to say about Bhoja (with a few usual wikepedia twists😀)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhoja#Literary_works
Bhoja was renowned as a scholar-king, and several books are attributed to him. Because these books cover an enormous range of topics, it is not certain if he actually wrote all these books or if he only commissioned these works, acting as a patron of their actual writers. But it is known that he was an expert on poetry, and the treatise Shringara-Prakasha was definitely authored by him.[78]
According to Ajada, who wrote a commentary titled the Padaka-prakasha on the Sarasvati-Kanthabharana, Bhoja wrote 84 books. The surviving works attributed to Bhoja include the following Sanskrit-language texts (IAST titles in bracket):[79][80]
Bhujabala-bhima (Bhujabalabhīma), a work on astrology. Also known as the Bhujabala Nibandhah, edited by Bhagwatilal Rajpurohit (in Sanskrit). Gyan Bharati Publications: 2022. ISBN 9789385538513.
Champu-Ramayana or Bhoja-Champu (Campūrāmāyaṇa), a re-telling of the Ramayana in mixture of prose and poetry, which characterises the champu genre. The first five kandas (chapters) are attributed to Bhoja. The sixth and seventh chapters were completed by Lakshmana and Venkatadhvarin respectively. Archive.org copy: [1].
Charucharya (Cārucārya), a treatise on personal hygiene
Govinda-vilasa, poem
Nama-Malika, a compiled treatise on lexicography. Published by the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute (1955). Sanskrit edition by ED Kulkarni and VD Gokhale. Archive.org copy: [2].
Raja-Martaṅda (Rājamārtanḍa) or Patanjali-Yogasutra-Bhashya, a major commentary on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali; includes an explanation of various forms of meditations
Raja-Mriganka-Karana (Rājamrigankakaraṅa), a treatise on chemistry, especially dealing with the extraction of metals from ores, and production of various drugs. Published along with the Rājamārtanḍa by the Chowkhambha Sanskrit Series, Varanasi (2011). Sanskrit edition with Hindi translation by Dr. Shri Krishna 'Jugnu', Prof. Bhanwar Sharma. ISBN 9788170803522.
Samarangana-Sutradhara (Samarāṇgaṇasūtradhāra), a treatise on architecture and iconography. It details construction of buildings, forts, temples, idols of deities and mechanical devices including a so-called flying machine or glider.
Sarasvati-Kanthabharana (Sarasvatīkaṇṭhabharaṇa), a treatise on Sanskrit grammar for poetic and rhetorical compositions. Most of it is a compilation of works by other writers. Some of the poetic examples provided by him in this work are still appreciated as the highest cream of Sanskrit poetry. Archive.org copy: [3].
Shalihotra (Śālihotra), a book on horses, their diseases and the remedies. Published by the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute (1953). Sanskrit edition by ED Kulkarni. Archive.org copy: [4].
Shringara-Prakasha (Śṛṅgāraprakāśa), treatise on poetics and dramaturgy
Shringara-manjari-katha (Śṛṅgāramanjarīkathā), a poem composed in akhyayika form
Tattva-Prakasha (Tattvaprākaśa), a treatise on Shaivite philosophy. It provides a synthesis of the voluminous literature of the siddhanta tantras. Archive.org copy: [5].
Vidvajjana-Vallabha, treatise on astronomy. Sanskrit edition by David Pingree published in the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda Oriental Series No. 9 (1970).
Vyavahara-Manjari (Vyavahāramanjarī), a work on dharmaśāstra or Hindu law
Yukti-Kalpataru, a work dealing with several topics including statecraft, politics, city-building, jewel-testing, characteristics of books, shipbuilding etc. Sanskrit edition by Isvara Chandra Shastri, Narendra Nath Law (1917). Calcutta: Abinash Chandra Mandal. Archive.org copy: [6]. Another edition by Bhagwatilal Rajpurohit (2008): ISBN 8177021052.
The Prakrit language poems Kodanda-Kavya and Kurma-Sataka are also attributed to Bhoja.[80] The Kodanda-Kavya (Kodaṅḍakāvya) was found inscribed on stone slab fragments at Mandu.[81] The Kurma-Sataka (Avanikūrmaśataka), which praises the Kurma (tortoise) incarnation of Vishnu, was found inscribed at the Bhoj Shala in Dhar.[82]
Sangitaraja, attributed to Kalasena or Kumbha, names Bhoja as an authority on music, which suggests that Bhoja also compiled or wrote a work on music.[80]
Areas covered by Bhoja's works:
astrology, personal hygiene, lexicography, Yoga , chemistry/metallurgy and pharmcy , architecture and iconography, grammar, horses, their diseases and the remedies, poetics and dramaturgy, Shaivite philosophy, astronomy, dharmaśāstra , statecraft, politics, city-building, jewel-testing, characteristics of books, shipbuilding etc. and musicology
Even the notorious Wikipedia has this to say about Bhoja (with a few usual wikepedia twists😀)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhoja#Literary_works
Bhoja was renowned as a scholar-king, and several books are attributed to him. Because these books cover an enormous range of topics, it is not certain if he actually wrote all these books or if he only commissioned these works, acting as a patron of their actual writers. But it is known that he was an expert on poetry, and the treatise Shringara-Prakasha was definitely authored by him.[78]
According to Ajada, who wrote a commentary titled the Padaka-prakasha on the Sarasvati-Kanthabharana, Bhoja wrote 84 books. The surviving works attributed to Bhoja include the following Sanskrit-language texts (IAST titles in bracket):[79][80]
Bhujabala-bhima (Bhujabalabhīma), a work on astrology. Also known as the Bhujabala Nibandhah, edited by Bhagwatilal Rajpurohit (in Sanskrit). Gyan Bharati Publications: 2022. ISBN 9789385538513.
Champu-Ramayana or Bhoja-Champu (Campūrāmāyaṇa), a re-telling of the Ramayana in mixture of prose and poetry, which characterises the champu genre. The first five kandas (chapters) are attributed to Bhoja. The sixth and seventh chapters were completed by Lakshmana and Venkatadhvarin respectively. Archive.org copy: [1].
Charucharya (Cārucārya), a treatise on personal hygiene
Govinda-vilasa, poem
Nama-Malika, a compiled treatise on lexicography. Published by the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute (1955). Sanskrit edition by ED Kulkarni and VD Gokhale. Archive.org copy: [2].
Raja-Martaṅda (Rājamārtanḍa) or Patanjali-Yogasutra-Bhashya, a major commentary on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali; includes an explanation of various forms of meditations
Raja-Mriganka-Karana (Rājamrigankakaraṅa), a treatise on chemistry, especially dealing with the extraction of metals from ores, and production of various drugs. Published along with the Rājamārtanḍa by the Chowkhambha Sanskrit Series, Varanasi (2011). Sanskrit edition with Hindi translation by Dr. Shri Krishna 'Jugnu', Prof. Bhanwar Sharma. ISBN 9788170803522.
Samarangana-Sutradhara (Samarāṇgaṇasūtradhāra), a treatise on architecture and iconography. It details construction of buildings, forts, temples, idols of deities and mechanical devices including a so-called flying machine or glider.
Sarasvati-Kanthabharana (Sarasvatīkaṇṭhabharaṇa), a treatise on Sanskrit grammar for poetic and rhetorical compositions. Most of it is a compilation of works by other writers. Some of the poetic examples provided by him in this work are still appreciated as the highest cream of Sanskrit poetry. Archive.org copy: [3].
Shalihotra (Śālihotra), a book on horses, their diseases and the remedies. Published by the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute (1953). Sanskrit edition by ED Kulkarni. Archive.org copy: [4].
Shringara-Prakasha (Śṛṅgāraprakāśa), treatise on poetics and dramaturgy
Shringara-manjari-katha (Śṛṅgāramanjarīkathā), a poem composed in akhyayika form
Tattva-Prakasha (Tattvaprākaśa), a treatise on Shaivite philosophy. It provides a synthesis of the voluminous literature of the siddhanta tantras. Archive.org copy: [5].
Vidvajjana-Vallabha, treatise on astronomy. Sanskrit edition by David Pingree published in the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda Oriental Series No. 9 (1970).
Vyavahara-Manjari (Vyavahāramanjarī), a work on dharmaśāstra or Hindu law
Yukti-Kalpataru, a work dealing with several topics including statecraft, politics, city-building, jewel-testing, characteristics of books, shipbuilding etc. Sanskrit edition by Isvara Chandra Shastri, Narendra Nath Law (1917). Calcutta: Abinash Chandra Mandal. Archive.org copy: [6]. Another edition by Bhagwatilal Rajpurohit (2008): ISBN 8177021052.
The Prakrit language poems Kodanda-Kavya and Kurma-Sataka are also attributed to Bhoja.[80] The Kodanda-Kavya (Kodaṅḍakāvya) was found inscribed on stone slab fragments at Mandu.[81] The Kurma-Sataka (Avanikūrmaśataka), which praises the Kurma (tortoise) incarnation of Vishnu, was found inscribed at the Bhoj Shala in Dhar.[82]
Sangitaraja, attributed to Kalasena or Kumbha, names Bhoja as an authority on music, which suggests that Bhoja also compiled or wrote a work on music.[80]
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K S Kannan
May 16, 2026, 2:37:49 AM (2 days ago) May 16
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A veritable encyclopedic mind that was Bhoja.
None in the world can surpass him in the art of
classification, sub-classification, sub-
sub-classification etc.
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K S Kannan
May 16, 2026, 6:15:44 AM (2 days ago) May 16
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Reclamation of our heritage:
none of the previous governments ever even attempted!
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