List of works by Manilal Dwivedi

The Works of Manilal Dwivedi (26 September 1858 – 1 October 1898) consists of poems, plays, essays, adaptation of an English novel, book-reviews, literary criticism, research, editing, translations, compilations and autobiography that Gujarati writer and philosopher Manilal Dwivedi created over his lifetime.[1] Manilal's writing career started in 1876 with a poem, Shikshashatak, and continued till his death in 1898.[2] After Manilal's death, his most works were edited and published by Gujarati writer and scholar Dhirubhai Thaker, who is considered to be an authority on Manilal Dwivedi.[3]

Manilal Dwivedi (1858–1898)

Manilal's most writings appeared in his own monthlies Priyamvada and Sudarshan, which he edited from 1885 until his death. He translated several works into Gujarati from English, Sanskrit and Hindi. He offered critical editions with English translation of various Sanskrit and Prakrit works in the Gaekwad Oriental Series of Baroda.

List of Works

The list of works by Manilal Dwivedi:[4]

Original
Name of the Publication Year of Publication Notes
Shikshashataka1876
Atmanimajjan1895
Kanta1882
Nrusinhavatar1955Written in 1896
Nari Pratishtha1885
Prana Vinimaya1888
Balvilas1893
Sudarshan Gadyawali1909Published posthumously
Siddhantasara1889
Purvadarshana1882
Prasiddha Jain Pustakoman Dirasthahastalikhita Granthoman Kramapradarshakapatram1886
Manilal Nabhubhai Dwivedinu Atmavrittanta (upto 1895)1979Published posthumously, edited by Dhirubhai Thaker
Kavyamayukha-Incomplete
Gaurishankar U. Ozanu Jivancharitra-Incomplete

Translation and Adaptation
Name of the Publication Year of Publication Notes
From Sanskrit
Malatimadhava1880
Uttararamacharitam1882
Shrinmd Bhagavad Gita1894
Panchshati1895
Vivada-tandava1901
Chatuhsutri1909
Ramagita-Unpublished
Shishupalavadham-(With commentary) incomplete
Hanuman Natakam-Incomplete
Mahaviracharitam-Incomplete
Chhandonushasanam-Incomplete
Samaradityacharitam-Incomplete
Alankarachudamani-Incomplete
Jyotishkaranda-Incomplete
Vrittaratnakaravritti-Incomplete
Rudrashringaratilakam-Incomplete
Rasmanjaritika-Incomplete
Naishadhiyatika-Incomplete
Svadvada-ratnakaravatarika-Incomplete
Abhinandanakavyam (or Nabhinandan)-Incomplete
From English
Chestertonno Putra Prati Upadesh tatha Samkshipta Suvakya1890In collaboration with Gopaldas H. Desai
Charitra1895
Chetanashastra1896
Vakpatava1897
Gulabsinh1897An adaptation of Edward Bulwer-Lytton's Zanoni
Shikshan ane Svashikshan1897
Nyayashastra-paramarshakhand1897
Swami Vivekanandani Americani Mulakato Unpublished
From Hindi
Shri Vrittiprabhakara1895

Edited with translations
Name of the Publication Year of Publication
Sanskrit
Buddisagara1891
Anubhavpraipika1891
Samadhishatakam1891
Bhojprabandha1892
Tarkabhasha1892
Shrutisarasamuddharanam1892
Shri Dvyashraya Mahakavyam1893
Shad-darshana-samuchchaya1893
Vastupalcharitra1893
Vikramcharitra1894
Sara-samgraha - I1894
Sara-samgraha - II1894
Chaturvimshatiprabandha1895
Yogabindu1899
Kumarapalacharitam1899
Anekantavadapravesha1899
Old Gujarati
Panchopakhyana-

Original
Name of the Publication Year of Publication
Suggestions for the revision of Gujarati Reading Series1884
Letters on Widow-remarriage1887
Monism or Advaitism?1889
The Puranas1891
Essays on Idol-worship, Samskaras, etc.1891
The Advaita Philosophy of Shankara1891
Jainism and Brahmanism1891
Hinduism1893
The Necessity of Spiritual Culture1895
The Doctrine of Maya1895

Edited with translation
Name of the Publication Year of Publication Notes
Raja-yoga1885
Tarka-kaumudi1886
Yogasutra1890
Mandukyopanishad1894
Jivan-muktiviveka1894
Samadhishatakam1894
The Imitation of Shankara1895
Syadvadamanjari1933Completed by Anandshankar Dhruv

Magazines

In 1885, Manilal founded and edited a journal called Priyamvada to discuss the problems faced by Indian womanhood. In 1890, the same journal became wider in scope and was renamed Sudarshan.[2]

References
  1. Thaker 1983, p. 13.
  2. Chavda, Vijay Singh (1980). "The 19th Century Social Reform in Gujarat: A Contemporary Evaluation". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 41: 733. JSTOR 44141900.
  3. Shastri, Vijay; Gandhi, Chandrakant 'Suhasi'; Desai, Ashwin (1987). Gujarātanāṃ Bhāshāsāhitya Par Ādhunikīkaraṇano Prabhāva ગુજરાતનાં ભાષાસાહિત્ય પર આધુનિકીકરણનો પ્રભાવ [Impact of Modernization on Language and Literature of Gujarat] (1st ed.). Ahmedabad: University Granth Nirman Board. pp. 107–108. OCLC 22732429.
  4. Thaker 1983, pp. 87–90.

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